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Morris Chang, in conversation with Jen-Hsun Huang

A 2007 Computer History Museum conversation in which Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang interviews TSMC founder Morris Chang. Chang recounts his career and the creation of the dedicated silicon foundry model.

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as a rare, inspiring history of the foundry business and the relationship between Chang and Huang.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Computer History Museum
Topic
semiconductor industry history
Format
interview
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2012–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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  • jensen is a hero of mine. excited to listen in! highly recommend his convo with Morris Chang over 15 years ago: [VIDEO] as a guy from another small country these two taiwainese american semiconductor titans give me a lot of inspo

    swyx on Hacker News · 2023-04
    In Interview podcast with Jensen Huang founder/CEO of Nvidia
  • Very interesting. Those really are pretty stunning words for a business relationship as big as this. If I understand correctly, Nvidia has nowhere else to go since TSMC is so far ahead of other independent foundries (I'm not sure how independent GF really is - …

    ak217 on Hacker News · 2012-03
    In Nvidia deeply unhappy with TSMC, claims 22nm essentially worthless
  • Jen-Hsun interviews Morris Chang [VIDEO] Long interview, but I think it has moments where it reinforces the same concept that it is very difficult to copy a business, even if the CEO is directly telling you their secrets. Interesting interview - although exponentially above my …

    robocat on Hacker News · 2022-10
    In Product Market Fit

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