AI Semiconductors
Groq
A 9-year-old AI inference chip startup best known for its Language Processing Unit (LPU) architecture, which NVIDIA acquired in a landmark $20 billion licensing-and-acquihire deal announced December 24, 2025 -- NVIDIA's largest transaction on record, surpassing its roughly $7 billion Mellanox acquisition.
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Evidence
2 sources · 68% avg. source confidence
- CNBC — NVIDIA buys Groq's AI chip IP for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record78% source confidence
- ABI Research — Groq partners with Equinix to expand LPU cloud in Europe and Australia58% source confidence
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The Story So Far (last 6 months)
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Groq's Timeline
A sourced, dated history of Groq's key moments — founding to present.
Jan 2016 · Founded
Groq was founded to build its Language Processing Unit (LPU) inference chip architecture.
Dec 2025 · Acquired by NVIDIA in $20B deal
NVIDIA acquired Groq's key IP, architectural innovations, and top engineers in a $20 billion licensing-and-acquihire deal — NVIDIA's largest transaction on record, surpassing its roughly $7 billion Mellanox acquisition.
Jun 2026 · Raises $650M to pivot to AI inference neocloud
Groq raised $650 million to fund its pivot from a hardware startup to an AI inference neocloud provider, planning to quadruple data center capacity to 200 megawatts by end of 2027 across 13 sites globally.