Nvidia plans to expand operations in Israel

Nvidia is planning to expand its operations in Yokneam, Israel, as it negotiates for an additional 15,000 square meters of office space with developer Melisron.

The new space would be built next to Nvidia’s existing offices in the Shaar Yokneam employment zone.

Planning approvals for the building are underway.

Nvidia, which has operated in Israel since acquiring networking firm Mellanox in 2019, currently has about 5,000 employees in the country, with 3,000 based in Yokneam.

This expansion comes less than two weeks after Nvidia announced plans for a new campus in Kiryat Tivon, expected to accommodate about 10,000 workers on state-owned land.

🔗 Source: Calcalist

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Yokneam expansion focuses on AI networking hardware

The 15,000 square meters (sqm) addition sits next to Nvidia’s Mellanox-era offices in Ofer Yokne’am Hi-Tech Park. The tech-heavy park hosts multinational R&D sites, so the new space can host hardware labs and offices 1 2.
The planned Kiryat Tivon campus is expected to host around 10,000 employees. The existing site has about 3,000, and the new 15,000 sqm plan means sustained growth at the current location too 3 2.
Active hiring for an Integrated Circuit (IC) Reliability Labs Manager and a Board Design Hardware Engineer at the site confirms ongoing hardware work beyond software scaling 4 5.

EDA tool vendors and design services firms have near-term openings with teams in the area

Tool makers for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and verification can act now. Nvidia is recruiting a Principal Formal Verification Engineer, which will drive demand for advanced licenses and support contracts 6.
Design firms with Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes), printed circuit board (PCB) layout, or signal integrity expertise can time proposals for the Board Design Hardware Engineer team in Yokneam. The added space creates room for new product work 5 2.
IT systems integrators and lab gear suppliers should contact facilities managers as the new building advances through approvals. Plans for a $1.5B Israel data center and the Kiryat Tivon campus raise the stakes 2 7 3.