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Curtis R. Priem (born 1958 or 1959) is an American electrical engineer. Career. He received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1982. He designed the first graphics processor for the PC, the IBM Professional Graphics Adapter.
Nov 26, 2023 · If Curtis Priem, Nvidia’s first CTO, had held onto all his stock, he’d be the 16th richest person in America. Instead, he sold out years ago and gave most of his fortune to his alma mater ...
Apr 5, 2024 · Priem is the forgotten cofounder of Nvidia mostly due to his early retirement, stock sellout, and move off the grid—but he is a remarkable inventor with almost 200 U.S. and international...
Curtis Priem may be the forgotten co-founder, but his legacy is etched in the annals of technological innovation, an enduring testament to the indomitable spirit of entrepreneurship.
Founded on April 5, 1993, by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, with a vision to bring 3D graphics to the gaming and multimedia markets.
Today, we’re looking at Nvidia, the technology company founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. Their initial idea was to create 3D graphics cards for gamers. Nvidia’s eventual shift towards AI is one of the most remarkable business pivots in history.
Curtis R. Priem co-founded NVIDIA Corp. a manufacturer of graphics and multimedia integrated circuits, in 1993 and was its chief technical officer from 1993 to 2003. From 1986 to January 1993, Priem was senior staff engineer at Sun Microsystem, where he architected the GX graphics products, including the world's first single chip GUI accelerator.
May 19, 2024 · Curtis Priem is donating more than $75 million to help Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute become a hub for a cutting-edge technology.
2 days ago · Long before it was at the top of the corporate world, Nvidia was a fledgling startup first conceived of in a Denny’s booth by CEO Jensen Huang with cofounders Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem ...
Dec 20, 2023 · If Curtis Priem, Nvidia’s first CTO, had held onto all his stock, he’d be the 16th richest person in America. Instead, he sold out years ago and gave most of his fortune to his alma mater ...
