TSMC's founder Morris Chang asked Nvidia's Jensen Huang to consider becoming the chief executive of the Taiwanese chip giant more than a decade ago, but was turned down in just 10 minutes, Chang says in a new volume of autobiography.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang revealed in his newly published autobiography that he once offered Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, the opportunity to lead the Taiwanese chip giant.

Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), recounts his life and career from 1964 to 2018.

Morris Chang, the founder of TSMC, requested Jensen Huang of Nvidia to consider taking over as CEO of the Taiwanese chip giant more than ten years ago, but Chang was rejected in ten minutes, according to a new volume of autobiography.

Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has disclosed in his newly published autobiography that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declined an offer to lead the Taiwanese chip giant over a decade ago.

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The success of Nvidia in recent years could have been much different if co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang took a job he was offered in 2013.

Morris Chang's autobiography reveals that over a decade ago he approached Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to become the CEO of TSMC. Despite seeing him as an