Nvidia has added hundreds of staff in China this year to enhance its research capabilities and focus on new autonomous driving technologies.
The world’s second most valuable company will end the year with about 4,000 people in China, up from just about 3,000 at the start of 2024, people familiar with its operations said. In a key part of that expansion, Nvidia added about 200 people in Beijing to beef up a team of researchers working on self-driving technology, the people said, asking not to be named as the information is private. The U.S. company also enlarged its after-sales service and networking software development teams, one person said.
Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia is expanding its headcount globally as it works to fulfill runaway demand for its artificial intelligence chips. China, subject to U.S. trade curbs that prevent Nvidia from selling its most advanced semiconductors there, still yielded $5.4 billion in sales in the September quarter. The country remains an important market and a research hub for the U.S. chip designer.
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