Trump and Nvidia: Praise for Revenue, MediaTek Investment and Talks with Rebellions
President Donald Trump praised Nvidia's quarterly results and Micron's investments in American research laboratories. At the same time, Nvidia announced a $3.5 billion investment in MediaTek convertible bonds and is in preliminary talks with South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions.
Sources
· 6Трамп похвалил прогноз выручки Nvidia и инвестиции Micron в $10 млрд
1Nvidia инвестирует $3,5 млрд в конвертируемые облигации MediaTek
2Nvidia ведёт предварительные переговоры с корейским чип-стартапом Rebellions о возможной сделке
3Nvidia ведёт переговоры об инвестициях в Perplexity с оценкой более $30 млрд
4Groq привлекла $350 млн при оценке $3,5 млрд после сделки с Nvidia
5Reuters сообщает о планах NVIDIA по партнёрству на $500 млрд с Уолл-стрит для ИИ
6Key points
- Trump also highlighted Micron Technology's new $10 billion investment in U.S. research laboratories.
- Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek through convertible bonds; MediaTek will use NVLink Fusion and NVHBM technologies for data center components.
- Nvidia is in preliminary talks with South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions about a partnership, investment, or acquisition; the deal may not happen.
- In the mimile.kz archive: Nvidia also invested in Groq's $350 million round at a $3.5 billion valuation and was developing a $500 billion financing package with Apollo Global and Blackstone.
What happened
He also praised Micron Technology's new $10 billion investment in U.S. research laboratories. The praise came as the administration considers new semiconductor tariffs that could affect laptops, game consoles, and data center servers.
Nvidia Corp. is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek Inc. through convertible bonds. In addition, Nvidia is in preliminary talks with South Korean AI chip developer Rebellions about a possible technology partnership, investment, or acquisition; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Rebellions CEO Sunghyun Park at the Santa Clara headquarters this week. Sources note that the talks are at an early stage and may not lead to a deal.
Why it matters
For Nvidia, the MediaTek agreement is another step toward keeping its hardware platform central in AI data centers, even as customers develop their own chips. Trump's public praise coincided with discussions of new semiconductor tariffs that could affect laptops, game consoles, and data center servers.
What changed
The mimile.kz archive shows that Nvidia has already appeared in several investment initiatives: talks about investing in Perplexity at a valuation of more than $30 billion; participation in Groq's round, which raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation; and development of a $500 billion financing package with Apollo Global and Blackstone for AI infrastructure.
Who's affected
Directly named in the materials are Nvidia, MediaTek, Rebellions, and Micron Technology. MediaTek is integrating Nvidia technologies for data center components; Rebellions is a South Korean AI chip developer with whom a deal is possible; Micron is investing $10 billion in U.S. research laboratories.
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