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Yi-Onni Redmon

CST 300 Writing Lab

19 September 2022

Industry Analysis

Overview

Software engineering is the computer science profession that utilizes the expertise of

engineering and logical principles combined with the use of one or more programming languages

to build various software applications and products. Software engineering and development is a

broad and diverse range of subjects such as the development of video games on computers,

consoles, and mobiles in addition to mobile application and web development, running network

control systems, analyzing and testing quality assurance, debugging, and patching. In other

words, software developers' main job is to design the architecture of computer programs and

applications in addition to testing and debugging for problems or defects to be identified,

reported, and ultimately fixed. This is an ever-growing field that is highly in demand with many

companies across the globe hiring and employing hundreds of thousands to millions of jobs.

There are major corporations in the industry that are currently providing job opportunities for

software engineers (Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Testers :

Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022). These companies

include but are not limited to Google, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Salesforce, Apple, Amazon, SAP,

Adobe, and Oracle. For the specific company in question for this analysis, this paper will review

Nvidia, a California-based multinational technology company that specializes in cutting-edge

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software development as well as the developing and manufacturing of hardware such as

computer chips, semiconductors, graphics cards, consumer electronics, and supercomputers.

Specific Company

Nvidia is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara,

California. This company focuses on providing software and computer chips including graphics

processing units (GPUs), system-on-a-chip units (SoCs), application programming interfaces

(APIs), et cetera. They are involved with data sciences, high-performance computing, automotive

computing, and mobile computing markets. Nvidia is also at the global forefront in artificial

intelligence. Nvidia is the inventor of the GPU and is well-known for its brands such as the

GeForce graphics cards for gamers, its designer-oriented Quadro cards, the AI- and big

data-oriented Tesla and DGX for scientists and researchers, and GRID for cloud-based visual

computing users. The Tegra Processor is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) that unites a complete albeit

small computer by integrating a GPU with a multi-core CPU alongside other components such as

memory and input/output devices all onto a single chip and interfaces to propel high-powered

computing for various applications including autonomous technology, drones, robotics,

automobiles, video game consoles, mobile phones and smart devices, and entertainment devices.

Nvidia has employed 22,470 people as of this date (NVDA - NVIDIA Corp Company Profile -

CNNMoney.com, n.d.).

Throughout the decades, Nvidia transformed themselves from a company that focused

solely on graphics cards and peripherals for the gaming market to one that also specializes in

artificial intelligence; they are developing and evolving their well-known graphics architectures
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for high-performance computing and establishing CUDA, a deep learning software stack and

programming framework. This appropriately helped the company transpire into the frontrunner

in deep learning training and inference for data centers and autonomous transportation solutions.

From there, the company always has the drive to continue its growth, expansion, and

diversification into different software applications, networking, and general-purpose data center

analytics and computing (McGregor, 2020).

Nvidia was established on April 5th, 1993 by three people—Jenson Huang, Chris A.

Malachowsky, and Curtis R. Priem (NVIDIA Company History: Innovations Over the Years,

n.d.). The company started off making computer hardware and PC graphics for gaming-centric

computers in the market. At first, the company had no name at not what they could think of, but

they have already named every one of their files NV for “next version.” With those two letters,

their incorporation of the company name “Nvidia,” which was based on the Latin word “invidia”

meaning “envy.” The company’s first product was the Nvidia NV1, a multimedia PCI card for

computers released in 1995, and this was meant for an increasingly popular segment of

three-dimensional video games at the time. The card was a commercial failure but this did not

stop this then-small startup from creating and experimenting the technology with more releases.

In 1999, the same year the company went public on the Nasdaq, they released their popular line

of GPU called GeForce that has been a household name for the company, then CUDA in 2006,

and Tegra in 2014 amongst other technologies (Nusca, 2021).

Key People
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Jen-Hsun “Jenson” Huang is a Taiwanese-American businessman and electrical engineer

who founded Nvidia and is the current president, and CEO, director of Nvidia as of this date; he

is the biggest player for Nvidia as the key person for the company’s success and has maintained

these titles since the company’s formation. Prior to its founding, Huang’s prior employment

included jobs at LSI Logic, a company now owned by Broadcom, and Advanced Micro Devices,

AMD for short. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Oregon

State University and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Huang is also

lauded in his industry; he is a recipient of the highest honors and awards from the IEEE to

theSemiconductor Industry Association. From Forbes, to TIME Magazine, and Harvard Business

Review, he was ranked the top businessperson and CEO in two separate years and was included

as one of the most influential people (Jensen Huang, n.d.). Debora Shoquist is the executive vice

president in Operations, Colette M. Kress as the chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice

president, Tony Tamasi as the senior vice president in Content & Technology, and William James

Dally as the chief scientist & senior vice president in Research (NVDA - NVIDIA Corp

Company Profile - CNNMoney.com, n.d.).

Products and Services

The GPU was invented by Nvidia in 1999 with the GeForce brand; this, along with other

brands such as Titan, Quadro, CUDA, they made real-time programmable shading possible and

defined modern computer graphics, which revolutionized parallel computing. From there, the

gaming market, as well as the largest entertainment industry as a whole, had also benefited and

was built in part from Nvidia’s range of products; and the company is seeking to find new
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avenues in profits and revenue sources in different industries like manufacturing, health care,

security, defense, energy, finance, automotives and mobility, science, and engineering in the

world today. However, in recent years, deep learning with the help of data centers and GPUs

kickstarted the emergence of modern AI, which is said to be the next step for computing; with

the processing units acting as the brainpower for ever so advancing computers, autonomous

machines like robots and self-driving cars that can recognize the world they are tasked to be

inserted in. Nvidia also offers a range of cloud services such as the Aerial CloudRAN software

stack thanks in part to the Edge EGX, which is a remote edge data center accelerator that

integrates the latest graphical units with Mellanox ConnectX-6 DX connectivity, as well as cloud

native support to its Jetson products and other services. They also introduced Orin SoC for level

5 full-autonomous control systems in automotives (McGregor, 2020). In recent news, the

unveiling of Omniverse, a real-time graphics collaboration platform, combines computer

graphics with artificial intelligence in creating a “metaverse”-like system; Nvidia expects to use

this system to benefit several different industries such as entertainment, healthcare, engineering,

science, and many more (Mileva, 2022).

Reputation

Nvidia, the maker of graphics processing units, semiconductors, software, is ranked

number 5 on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For due to its generous leave policies and

focus on human connection, even through the COVID-19 pandemic (Staff, 2022). It is also a

global leader in artificial intelligence (McGregor, 2020).

Trends
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In 2021, there are 1,622,200 software engineers employed in the United States, and it is

expected to grow by 25 percent through 2031 (Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts,

and Testers : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2022). The

states with the most software engineers are California, Texas, and Washington (CareerExplorer,

2019).

The Job Market Regarding Me

Having this information, I, the writer of this analysis, have to find out what particular jobs

am I interested in. The most important jobs in the technological field I am most interested in are

software engineering, information technology, data sciences, and computer engineering.

My Approach

I came up with an approach in regards to my education plan. To obtain a job in that field,

it is required that at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science should be achieved to even be

considered for such a job. With the Online Computer Science Program at California State

University, Monterey Bay, I will be completing my Bachelor of Science degree in computer

science and obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to become a software engineer. The course

will be automatically offered when I first sign up and will give me the knowledge to allow me to

create an understanding of where I need to go and what I need to do. The core classes and the

electives should focus on the foundations of computer science, mathematics, and business ethics

and etiquette and help build or improve my understanding of these subjects. If I get the chance, I

also plan on taking extracurricular classes and activities to enhance my knowledge. I will be
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taking the Computing Talent Initiative program to help create pathways to potential internships

and future career opportunities.

Preparation

I would like to work on personal projects to improve my skills to certify my portfolio and

resume to any of my future employers. From there, this might attract companies in the need of

hiring computer scientists to consider me for a potential and future career. I would also join

groups in my local area that hold like-minded interests to boost a social connection with others.

Canvas is the perfect place to meet like-minded people who are passionate about the subject and

to create new friends along the way. Expanding job experience related to my field is something I

also plan on doing to improve my resume and work experience or knowledge as well. I also wish

to explore new job and career opportunities that will help me move around in the world and

expand my technological skills in the preferred direction. Internships, job interview coachings,

career workshops, and prep seminars will also bolster my understanding in how I can navigate to

my future.
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References

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https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/software-engineer/job-market/

Jensen Huang. (n.d.). NVIDIA Newsroom. Retrieved September 12, 2022, from

https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/bios/jensen-huang

McGregor, J. (2020, May 14). Nvidia Asserts Itself As The AI Leader From The Edge To

The Cloud. Forbes. Retrieved September 7, 2022, from

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2020/05/14/nvidia-asserts-itself-as-the

-ai-leader-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud/?sh=127a560f5c48

Mileva, G. (2022, August 17). NVIDIA Announces Upgrades To The NVIDIA Omniverse.

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Nusca, A. (2021, June 9). This Man Is Leading an AI Revolution in Silicon Valley—And

He’s Just Getting Started. Fortune. Retrieved September 12, 2022, from

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Nvidia | 2021 100 Best Companies. (n.d.). Fortune.

https://fortune.com/company/nvidia/best-companies/

Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Testers : Occupational Outlook

Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022, September 9). Retrieved

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https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-develop

ers.htm