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Nvidia CEO Recalls Cold-Calling TSMC Founder to Save Company

Original: Nvidia CEO Recalls Cold-Calling TSMC Founder for Lifesaving Partnership

Jensen Huang has recounted how, when Nvidia was struggling, he cold-called TSMC founder Morris Chang directly to ask for a manufacturing partnership. Chang agreed to make Nvidia's chips, a deal Huang credits with keeping the company alive. The story highlights how crucial that early foundry relationship became to Nvidia's later rise to dominance in AI chips.

Why now: Nvidia's enormous current success is prompting renewed interest in founder stories about the company's near-death early days

Jensen HuangNvidiaTSMCMorris Chang

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