Nvidia partners AI hardware startup Groq; hires its key engineers and founder

Nvidia has now entered into a non-exclusive licensing deal with AI hardware startup Groq. As part pf the agreement the chipset major is also bringing its founder and several other top executives in a move which underscores Nvidia’s aggressive expansion in the AI era. Groq announced that Jonathan Ross, its founder and CEO along with the company’s president and other senior engineers will now join Nvidia. Despite this talent shift, the AI hardware startup will continue to operate independently as this deal is just a licensing partnership and not an acquisition.

“Groq announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia for Groq’s inference technology.