The company did not say how many circuit designers would be employed there but said the facility would be copied from existing Nvidia design centers and would allow the complete, top-to-bottom design of graphics and digital media processors for a wide range of platforms.

"India is an exciting market and well-positioned for phenomenal growth," said Jen Hsun-Huang, president and chief executive officer of Nvidia, in a statement "We know from experience that India is home to some of the world's brightest engineers, as many of our top employees today are originally from there. India is strategic to Nvidia and we are delighted to become a member of the Bangalore community."