Nvidia-Groq US$20 billion acquisition

Nvidia has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with AI chipmaker Groq, valued at approximately US$20 billion. This deal includes the acquisition of Groq's inference technology and the transition of key personnel to Nvidia.

Nvidia has agreed to buy key assets from AI accelerator startup Groq in the company's largest acquisition to date, a move that underscores how the battle in artificial intelligence is increasingly shifting from training dominance toward inference efficiency and cost control.

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