Nvidia reveals new chip named after an astronomer who discovered dark matter
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the Rubin platform at Computex in Taipei.
- The Rubin, named after astronomer Vera Rubin, comes just months after Nvidia unveiled Blackwell.
Nvidia is on a roll.
CEO Jensen Huang hesitantly revealed Rubin, the company's latest AI platform, at the Computex conference in Taipei on Sunday. The announcement comes less than three months after Nvidia unveiled its predecessor, the Blackwell chip.
Huang didn't offer too many specifics. He described the Rubin as the company's "next-generation platform" and said it will rely on HBM4, the next iteration of the essential high-bandwidth memory. He also noted that Nvidia plans to develop chips on a "one-year rhythm" and that the Rubin would be followed by the Rubin Ultra. The new chip will begin shipping in 2026.
The platform was named after Vera Florence Cooper Rubin, an astronomer who established the presence of dark matter. Rubin also led studies of the structure of galaxies and their movements.
Nvidia has generated billions in revenue over the past several months as one of the biggest suppliers in the AI boom. Its processors are helping fuel an arms race between tech giants.
Now, Huang said the company is trying to broaden its customer base by supporting companies ranging from shipbuilders to drug developers to government agencies as they embrace AI, Bloomberg reported.
"We are seeing computation inflation," Huang said on Sunday.