Flooring Guide by Cinvex JAKARTA – Nvidia Corporation has officially finalized its strategic Intel stock purchase, valued at US$5 billion (approximately IDR 83.45 trillion), on December 26, 2025. What was initially perceived as a bailout effort for Intel has remarkably transformed into a highly lucrative financial maneuver for Nvidia, generating substantial returns.
According to The Register on Thursday, January 1, 2026, Nvidia successfully locked in the purchase price at US$23.28 per share when Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan sealed the agreement last September. This foresight proved instrumental in securing the favorable terms of the deal.
With this advantageous pricing, the value of Nvidia’s investment, which comprises 214 million Intel shares, has now surged to US$7.58 billion. This impressive gain reflects an on-paper profit of US$2.5 billion, equivalent to around IDR 41 trillion, marking a significant win for Nvidia in the competitive tech landscape.
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The realization of this substantial transaction faced a temporary delay due to rigorous scrutiny from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The regulatory body conducted an in-depth examination into potential violations of antitrust laws, specifically concerning Nvidia’s 4% ownership stake in its rival, Intel.
However, the FTC ultimately granted its official approval on December 18. This regulatory green light brought an end to the legal uncertainties, paving the way for the transaction’s smooth closure, as detailed in Intel’s regulatory filings.
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Beyond the impressive financial gains, this pivotal agreement also forges a path for a comprehensive technology alliance between the two industry titans. Nvidia and Intel have pledged to collaboratively develop multiple generations of cutting-edge chips designed for both data centers and personal computers (PCs), aiming to push the boundaries of innovation.
Crucially, these two tech giants plan to interconnect their chips using NVLink technology. This advanced interconnection solution boasts an astounding bandwidth of up to 1.8 TB/s per GPU, which is approximately 14 times faster than the bandwidth offered by a standard PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, promising unparalleled performance and data transfer capabilities.
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Under the terms of this strategic partnership, Intel is slated to manufacture specialized x86 CPUs that Nvidia will integrate into its formidable artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure platforms. Furthermore, Intel will develop x86-based System-on-Chips (SOCs) that seamlessly incorporate Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets, targeting the high-performance PC market.
This strategic collaboration bears a historical resemblance to Nvidia’s unsuccessful US$40 billion bid to acquire Arm in 2021, which ultimately failed due to regulatory blockade. At that time, the FTC, under the leadership of Lina Khan, challenged the transaction over concerns about a potential monopoly in chip design.
“The proposed merger would give one of the largest chip companies control over its rivals’ designs,” Khan stated during her testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee in September 2022, underscoring the severity of the antitrust concerns at the time.
Nevertheless, with a shift in the FTC’s current leadership, the regulatory environment appears more conducive for the strategic Intel-Nvidia partnership. Moreover, Nvidia has proactively extended its NVLink technology support to various other partners, including industry leaders like Qualcomm and Fujitsu, showcasing its commitment to broader interoperability and technological advancement. (Muhammad Diva Farel Ramadhan)
Summary
Nvidia finalized a strategic purchase of 214 million Intel shares, valued at US$5 billion, on December 26, 2025. This investment proved highly lucrative for Nvidia, generating an on-paper profit of US$2.5 billion as the shares’ value surged to US$7.58 billion. The transaction, initially delayed by U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust scrutiny, received official approval on December 18.
Beyond the financial gains, the agreement establishes a comprehensive technology alliance between Nvidia and Intel to collaboratively develop cutting-edge chips for data centers and PCs. They will utilize NVLink technology to interconnect their chips, promising superior performance. Intel is set to manufacture specialized x86 CPUs for Nvidia’s AI platforms and x86-based SOCs incorporating Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets for the PC market.