His fame in Taiwan prompts bemusement from Nvidia colleagues and execs in the chip industry.
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang posing for a photograph with members of the media at Computex forum in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 4.
Broadcasters have highlighted each restaurant Mr Huang has dined at, resulting in booming business for the lucky eateries. “Jensanity”, as some Taiwanese have taken to calling his sky-high popularity, has taken over the island. His fame in Taiwan prompts bemusement from Nvidia colleagues and executives in the chip industry. Others note this intense interest never happens in the US.Mr Huang, 61, who was born in the southern city of Tainan, Taiwan’s historic capital, before immigrating to the United States at the age of 9, has returned the love.
On June 1, Mr Huang threw the first ball at a baseball game in Taipei, and apologised to the crowd for his poor Mandarin, which he said he had learnt only in the US.
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