Nvidian financial year ends on the up

NVIDIAN Q4 revenue hit $1.2 billion up 37 per cent year on year bringing profits of $257 million to the graphics chip outfit.

Annual turnover was its highest ever at $4.1 billion with profit up 78 per cent at nearly $800 million by January 28th year end. GPU business grew 80 per cent thanks to Apple and Google Earth it said.

"The richness of the graphics is increasingly central to our computing experience. And at the core of that experience is the GPU, the processor that defines the modern PC," blithered Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of Nvidia in a statement.

Among its highlights were the launch of the GeForce 8800s, buying Mental Images and Ageia and being named named Most Respected Public Company by members of the Fabless Semiconductor Association for the second consecutive year, the firm crowed. µ