Topic

The Nvidia Corporation had a sudden and explosive increase in its share price from $2017$ on$.$ This was initially fueled by the massive worldwide demand for computer graphics cards $($gpu$),$ specifically to supply the cryptocurrency mining industry. Even with the partial collapse of cryptocurrencies, Nvidia continues to prosper and its share prices increase in value. The reason for this may be the sudden, extreme demand for graphics cards to power the Artificial Intelligence revolution. This has meant Nvidia has been able to acquire numerous companies including, but not limited to: Mellanox Technologies, $3dfx$ Interactive, MediaQ, and Hybrid Graphics in recent times.

For this task, you will be assessed on the four $(4)$ sub$-$tasks:

Background to the study, including a brief history of Nvidia.

A discussion of the reasons for Nvidia's acquisitions since $2010.$

A discussion of the success, or otherwise, of the acquisitions.

An analysis of the long$-$term internal and external strategic consequences of the acquisitions for both the acquired and acquiring firms.