(Reuters) – Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Thursday forecast first-quarter revenue that topped Wall Street expectations, powered by sales of its chips to cloud computing vendors, even as it projected a $100 million hit from the coronavirus outbreak.
FILE PHOTO – The nVIDIA booth is shown at the E3 2017 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 13, 2017. REUTERS/ Mike Blake
The forecast reinforced expectations of a rebound in chip demand and sent Nvidia shares up nearly 7% in extended trading. Last month, Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O), Nvidia’s primary rivals in selling chips to data center customers, both forecast positive trends in that market.
Nvidia is the second chipmaker after Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) to warn about a potential impact on its businesses due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Nvidia’s largest market is chips that enhance the graphics in video games played on PCs and laptops. But in recent years, the company has expanded…
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