CEO Jensen Huang has big plans for the AI data center industry. During the company’s GTC conference, the chip giant’s executive and co-founder debuted Nvidia’s Spectrum-X and Quantum-X silicon photonics networking systems.

First, consider the optics: CEO Jensen Huang wore his trademark black leather motorcycle jacket at the GTC event on Tuesday, not the shiny alligator leather one he donned for a keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year.

GTC 2025 is here and is one of the year’s biggest tech events. Running from March 17-21, this four-day conference is all about