It’s safe to say that much of the world’s semiconductors run on designs built by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). At last estimate, the company was responsible for about 64 percent of the world’s contract chip manufacturing. These designs are also powering many of the AI technology breakthroughs that NVIDIA is developing.
With this in mind, it comes as little surprise that NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had only praise for TSMC during the company’s recent Sports Day event. In fact, Huang went so far as to say that NVIDIA wouldn’t exist without TSMC.
Huang made these comments during TSMC’s Sports Day, as reported by Focus Taiwan. This past weekend, Huang attended the event at a stadium in Taiwan. There, he spoke about TSMC’s critical role in NVIDIA’s growth and its impact on the global technology industry:
> “Without TSMC, there is no Nvidia today. You are really the pride of Taiwan, you are also the pride of the world. Thank you for helping me build Nvidia.”
NVIDIA and TSMC have been collaborating for nearly 30 years. Over this time, NVIDIA has leveraged many of TSMC’s technological advancements in its own products, including the cutting-edge Blackwell AI chips.
Given this long history of partnership and innovation, it’s clear why Huang is keen to maintain a strong relationship with TSMC. This relationship remains especially important as TSMC and the Taiwan region navigate ongoing discussions and occasional tensions with the United States government over trade and exports.
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