Nvidia's new flagship AI chip, Blackwell, is crucial for their next growth phase.
Investors had mixed reaction to their earnings despite reporting $35.1 in their third quarter revenue.
To deliver with Blackwell and keep up growh momentum, Nvidia has to juggle performance expectations and complex supply chains.
The company looks set to end the year as confidently as it started. But the next year will significantly depend on Blackwell's performance.
Blackwell is a complex and flexible system, that will have to adapt and cater to a wide range of needs from its various users.
Meeting demand for Blackwell will mean efficiently orchestrating an incredibly complex and widespread supply chain.
In response to a question from Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari, Huang reeled off a near-endless list of suppliers contributing to Blackwell production.
All eyes are on the performance of the next-generation AI chip as AI companies race to entice their own backers with smarter models.
Nvidia committed itself to a 'one-year rhythm' of new chip releases and will need to showcase a vastly more powerful variety of GPUs whilst also matching customer demand.
For now, investors appear to be waiting to see how Blackwell performs before making any significant movements, with Nvidia's share price down less than a percentage point.