Nvidia CEO said they spent $10 Billon dollars on R&D for their new chip. What exactly does an R&D worker do all day? Where does this money go?

Question

How does a chip go from being an academic theory to a $10 billion R&D Project?

In: Technology

Answer 1

I imagine that once they actually develop something, all the bills get dumped under the expenses of that project, including all the restaurants, spa’s, conferences, hookers, cars, yachts, golfing, and everything else. It builds up quickly.