Nvidia’s ambitions could twist its own arm Premium DAN GALLAGHER Share Via Read Full Story In one stroke Monday, Nvidia showed why it is a force to be reckoned with in semiconductors—and why its most ambitious deal to date will be a stretch. As part of its annual GTC technology conference, Nvidia announced a new central processing chip, or CPU, called Grace, designed for use in data centers. These are different from the graphics processors the company sells for use in both videogames and data centers. As a CPU, Grace would effectively compete for the data-center slots mostly occupied by chips from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices.