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Business Combination (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 29, 2023
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
The aggregate purchase consideration has been allocated as follows (in millions):
Purchase Price
Cash paid for outstanding Mellanox ordinary shares (1)$7,033 
Cash for Mellanox equity awards (2)16 
Total cash consideration7,049 
Fair value of Mellanox equity awards assumed by NVIDIA (3)85 
Total purchase consideration$7,134 
Allocation
Cash and cash equivalents$115 
Marketable securities699 
Accounts receivable, net216 
Inventories320 
Prepaid expenses and other assets179 
Property and equipment, net144 
Goodwill3,431 
Intangible assets2,970 
Accounts payable(136)
Accrued and other current liabilities(236)
Income tax liability(191)
Deferred income tax liability(258)
Other long-term liabilities(119)
$7,134 

(1)    Represents the cash consideration of $125.00 per share paid to Mellanox shareholders for approximately 56 million shares of outstanding Mellanox ordinary shares.
(2)    Represents the cash consideration for the settlement of approximately 249 thousand Mellanox stock options held by employees and non-employee directors of Mellanox.
(3)    Represents the fair value of Mellanox’s stock-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination services.
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination
The estimated fair value and useful life of the acquired intangible assets at the time of the acquisition are as follows:
Fair ValueUseful Lives
(In millions)
Developed technology (1)$1,640 5 years
Customer relationships (2)440 3 years
Order backlog (3)190 Based on actual shipments
Trade names (4)70 5 years
Total identified finite-lived intangible assets2,340 
IPR&D (5)630 N/A
Total identified intangible assets$2,970 

(1)    The fair value of developed technology was identified using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method.
(2)    Customer relationships represent the fair value of the existing relationships using the With and Without Method.
(3)    Order backlog represents primarily the fair value of purchase arrangements with customers using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method. The intangible asset was fully amortized as of January 31, 2021.
(4)    Trade names primarily relate to Mellanox trade names and fair value was determined by applying the Relief-from-Royalty Method under the income approach.
(5)    The fair value of IPR&D was determined using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method.
Schedule of Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information
The following unaudited pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for NVIDIA and Mellanox as if the companies were combined as of the beginning of fiscal year 2020:
Pro Forma
 Year Ended
 January 31, 2021
(In millions)
Revenue$17,104 
Net income$4,757