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NVIDIA GA100 GPU

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RETRACTED1 evidence record · Revision 2

NVIDIA GA100 GPUManufactured byTSMC

GA100 die powering the cited A100 configuration.

Source-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14

Inspect evidence, confidence and history

Evidence index 85/100 · A rule-based index, not the probability this claim is true. 1 independent source origin(s).

Dated source-reported snapshot. Publication date is not an inferred manufacturing start, contract start or legal-close date.

NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-Depth

NVIDIA Technical Blog · Tier A · Primary source · supports

Evidence summary: NVIDIA identifies TSMC N7 as the manufacturing process for GA100.

Location: Key features — GA100 fabrication sentence

Published: 2020-05-14 · Retrieved: 2026-09-08 · Extraction: manual-source-review

Store factual paraphrase, metadata and link only. No source document redistribution or inferred license; no source bytes retained.

First observed by VLSI: 2026-09-08T15:57:21.457Z. No independent human verification recorded.

Review: Source explicitly establishes the GA100 process, but does not separately identify the manufacturing counterparty. Retract the inferred manufacturer relationship; retain the process claim.

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SUPPORTED1 evidence record · Revision 1

NVIDIA GA100 GPUUses processTSMC 7nm N7

Evidence names the process and TSMC; it does not identify a fab location.

Source-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14

Inspect evidence, confidence and history

Evidence index 85/100 · A rule-based index, not the probability this claim is true. 1 independent source origin(s).

Dated source-reported snapshot. Publication date is not an inferred manufacturing start, contract start or legal-close date.

NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-Depth

NVIDIA Technical Blog · Tier A · Primary source · supports

Evidence summary: NVIDIA identifies the GA100 GPU that powers A100 as fabricated on TSMC's 7nm N7 process.

Location: lines 52-54 / Key features

Published: 2020-05-14 · Retrieved: 2026-09-08 · Extraction: manual-source-review

Store factual paraphrase, metadata and link only. No source document redistribution or inferred license; no source bytes retained.

First observed by VLSI: 2026-09-08T15:57:21.457Z. No independent human verification recorded.

Review: Evidence ingested by curated-primary-sources/1.0.0. Evidence names the process and TSMC; it does not identify a fab location.

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SUPPORTED1 evidence record · Revision 1

NVIDIA GA100 GPUPart ofNVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU

GA100 die and A100 product identity.

Source-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14

Inspect evidence, confidence and history

Evidence index 85/100 · A rule-based index, not the probability this claim is true. 1 independent source origin(s).

Dated source-reported snapshot. Publication date is not an inferred manufacturing start, contract start or legal-close date.

NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-Depth

NVIDIA Technical Blog · Tier A · Primary source · supports

Evidence summary: NVIDIA states that GA100 powers the A100 GPU product.

Location: Key features — GA100 powering A100

Published: 2020-05-14 · Retrieved: 2026-09-08 · Extraction: manual-source-review

Store factual paraphrase, metadata and link only. No source document redistribution or inferred license; no source bytes retained.

First observed by VLSI: 2026-09-08T15:57:21.457Z. No independent human verification recorded.

Review: Evidence ingested by curated-primary-sources/1.0.0. Die and marketed product retain separate canonical IDs.

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SUPPORTED1 evidence record · Revision 1

NVIDIA GA100 GPUDesigned byNVIDIA

GA100 die.

Source-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14

Inspect evidence, confidence and history

Evidence index 85/100 · A rule-based index, not the probability this claim is true. 1 independent source origin(s).

Dated source-reported snapshot. Publication date is not an inferred manufacturing start, contract start or legal-close date.

NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-Depth

NVIDIA Technical Blog · Tier A · Primary source · supports

Evidence summary: NVIDIA identifies GA100 as its Ampere-architecture GPU.

Location: Key features — GA100

Published: 2020-05-14 · Retrieved: 2026-09-08 · Extraction: manual-source-review

Store factual paraphrase, metadata and link only. No source document redistribution or inferred license; no source bytes retained.

First observed by VLSI: 2026-09-08T15:57:21.457Z. No independent human verification recorded.

Review: Evidence ingested by curated-primary-sources/1.0.0. Design is distinct from manufacturing.

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