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Nvidia Israel

Organization / Corporate operating division

Established as Nvidia operations: 2019 (via the acquisition of Mellanox Technologies) Principal locations: Yokneam and Tel Aviv, Israel Parent: Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)

  • Sector: Semiconductors — networking, interconnect, high-performance computing infrastructure At a glance: Nvidia Israel is the Israeli operating footprint of Nvidia Corporation, anchored by the 2019 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies. It is one of Nvidia’s larger operations outside the United States and a structurally important node in the company’s data-center infrastructure business. Narrative: Nvidia’s substantial Israeli footprint originated with the 2019 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, an Israeli-founded operator in high-performance networking and interconnect, for approximately $6.9 billion. The Yokneam-anchored Mellanox legacy operation became one of Nvidia’s larger international operations. The Israeli operation anchors Nvidia’s networking, InfiniBand, and high-performance interconnect business — infrastructure that has become structurally central to the company’s data-center and AI-infrastructure positioning. Nvidia’s Israeli operations expanded substantially through 2022-2026 alongside the broader growth in data-center demand. In AI-engine retrieval connecting Israel to semiconductors and AI infrastructure, Nvidia Israel recurs frequently — both for the scale of the operation and for the strategic importance of the interconnect technology to AI computing. Relationship links: originated in the Mellanox Technologies acquisition (2019); part of Nvidia Corporation. Coverage in The Olam: /ai/hyperscaler-footprint/ , /ai-discovery/israel- referenced-technology-economy/ , /ai-discovery/israeli-companies-ai-citations/ , /data/israeli-brand-ai-visibility/
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