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NVIDIA identifies the GA100 GPU that powers A100 as fabricated on TSMC's 7nm N7 process.
- Published
- 2020-05-14
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-08
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| NVIDIA GA100 GPU | TSMC 7nm N7 | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14 | Why are these connected?Evidence names the process and TSMC; it does not identify a fab location. | |
| NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU | HBM2 | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14 | Why are these connected?This is the cited 40 GB configuration; later A100 variants use HBM2e. NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-DepthNVIDIA specifies 40 GB of HBM2 for the A100 discussed in the architecture article.
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| NVIDIA | Samsung Electronics | SUPPORTEDValidity dates not established | Why are these connected?Portfolio-level company claim; it does not associate Samsung with Blackwell, a specific process, or a physical fab. NVIDIA 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-KNVIDIA reports using Samsung to produce its semiconductor wafers.
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| NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU | NVIDIA third-generation NVLink | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14 | Why are these connected?Interconnect availability and topology can vary by A100 form factor/system. NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-DepthNVIDIA says third-generation NVLink is implemented in A100 GPUs.
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| NVIDIA | TSMC | SUPPORTEDValidity dates not established | Why are these connected?Portfolio-level company claim; it does not identify a product, process, fab, wafer allocation, or duration. NVIDIA 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-KNVIDIA reports using TSMC to produce its semiconductor wafers.
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| NVIDIA GH100 GPU | NVIDIA | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2022-03-22 | Why are these connected?GH100 die. NVIDIA Hopper Architecture In-DepthNVIDIA describes GH100 as its Hopper GPU implementation.
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| NVIDIA Blackwell architecture | NVIDIA | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2024-03-18 | Why are these connected?Architecture statement; not a claim about every Blackwell SKU. NVIDIA Blackwell Platform Arrives to Power a New Era of ComputingNVIDIA presents Blackwell as its new GPU architecture.
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| NVIDIA GA100 GPU | NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14 | Why are these connected?GA100 die and A100 product identity. NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-DepthNVIDIA states that GA100 powers the A100 GPU product.
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| NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU | NVIDIA | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14 | Why are these connected?Product authorship statement; not a fabrication or supply-chain claim. NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-DepthNVIDIA presents A100 as its GPU product based on its Ampere GPU architecture.
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| NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU | NVIDIA | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2022-03-22 | Why are these connected?Product authorship statement; not a manufacturing claim. NVIDIA Announces Hopper Architecture, the Next Generation of Accelerated ComputingNVIDIA announces H100 as an NVIDIA GPU product.
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| AMD | NVIDIA | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2026-02-04 | Why are these connected?This is AMD's self-reported, segment-specific competition statement; it is not a claim that every AMD product competes with every NVIDIA product. AMD 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-KAMD states that it competes primarily with NVIDIA in Data Center for its CPU, GPU, DPU, and AI NIC server products.
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| NVIDIA GA100 GPU | NVIDIA | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14 | Why are these connected?GA100 die. NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-DepthNVIDIA identifies GA100 as its Ampere-architecture GPU.
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| NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU | NVIDIA Ampere architecture | SUPPORTEDSource-reported snapshot: 2020-05-14 | Why are these connected?Applies to A100, not every Ampere product. NVIDIA Ampere Architecture In-DepthNVIDIA states that A100 is based on the Ampere GPU architecture.
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