TSMC's founder, Morris Chang, who is reportedly in ailing condition, managed to meet NVIDIA's Jensen Huang during his latest visit to Taiwan.
TSMC's Founder Morris Chang Meets NVIDIA's Jensen Huang While Being In a Wheelchair, But Spirits Are High
TSMC is undoubtedly one of NVIDIA's most important manufacturing partners, and especially amid the AI frenzy, the Taiwan chip giant has become an entity Jensen relies on heavily. Because of this, NVIDIA's CEO's first global visit this year was to Taiwan, where he intended to meet local leaders, and most importantly, TSMC's founder, Morris Chang. According to a DigiTimes report quoting local media, TSMC's founder visited a restaurant in Taipei to meet Jensen Huang, and the media managed to take pictures of the 94-year-old semiconductor 'godfather', marking his first appearance in more than a year.
NVIDIA's Jensen Huang didn't discuss his reason for meeting Chang, but the two have had a close relationship for several decades now, especially around the time NVIDIA chose TSMC as its main foundry partner. We recently reported that Jensen had "promised" Chang to be his largest customer, despite Team Green being a small entity at the time. The relationship between NVIDIA's CEO and TSMC's founder extends beyond semiconductors, and for those unaware, Jensen was also offered the CEO position at TSMC, but he eventually had to refuse it.
Whenever NVIDIA's CEO visits Taiwan, it is during one of the most crucial times in the AI industry, and right now, the Vera Rubin ramp-up is in focus. Jensen is expected to hold the iconic "trillion-dollar" banquet with Taiwanese partners tomorrow, where firms like Foxconn, Wistron, and others will likely take NVIDIA's CEO into confidence around what's happening with Vera Rubin. NVIDIA has always maintained close relations with its partners, which is one of the reasons the company remains at the forefront of product cycles and manufacturing shifts.
The dedication of Morris Chang is certainly something to admire, given that despite his old age and health conditions, he still took out the time to meet Jensen, which shows that passion never dies out, no matter the situation.
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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