2023-06-01 01:56:33
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Huida takes the lead in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) chips. As soon as the 2023Q1 ultra-optimistic financial report was announced, Huida’s market value soared overnight, becoming the first chip company with a market value of over one trillion. Huang Renxun, the CEO who was born in Tainan, used artificial intelligence , Standing on the top of the waves, Huida and Huang Renxun have become popular keywords in the technology industry.
He’s not a prophet, he just sticks to the path he believes in
When Huang Renxun, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem co-founded Huida in 1993, they did not expect such a day that Huida would have to compete with the largest technology companies. In the field of artificial intelligence Take the lead.
At that time, the three of them agreed that high-speed or graphics computing must be the direction of the future. “We think this can solve problems that cannot be solved by general computing models,” Huang said. “We also observed that video games are the most difficult computing challenge, but they are also in high demand. It requires a large R&D investment to solve the huge computing problems required by video games, but at the same time, it can reach a large market.”
Relying on a deposit of US$40,000 (approximately NT$1.2 million) in the bank, Huida was born. In the beginning, the company didn’t even have a name. “We couldn’t think of a name. All the files were called NV, which means ‘next version’.” Huang Renxun said. Later, three people searched for all the words containing these two letters, and they came up with the Latin word “invidia”, which means “jealousy”, which is the origin of Nvidia.
However, Huang Renxun has repeatedly emphasized that he is not a prophet and has no ability to see the rise of artificial intelligence 10 years ago. He simply believes in the development potential of graphics computing. So he is willing to invest in development to ensure that Huida is ready when technology development turns.
Even though he fell heavily in the process, he still insisted on walking. Huida’s Tegra series processors specially developed for smartphones failed to gain the approval of mobile phone manufacturers. Coupled with the competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek, Huida finally had to reluctantly withdraw from the mobile phone market. But the rise of artificial intelligence made Huida stand up again.
A tattoo on the shoulder without an office is a company logo
In the industry, people call Huang Renxun “the godfather of artificial intelligence”; in the eyes of employees, he is regarded as a “heterogeneous” boss.
He has a beautiful tattoo on his shoulder, which is exactly the company logo. However, Jensen Huang’s tattoo is not for any serious reason, but for celebration.
Once an employee said, “When our stock price reaches $100, what are we going to do?” Jen-Hsun Huang also joined the discussion, and finally everyone decided to get a tattoo. Recalling the process of tattooing, Huang Renxun only had one feeling, “It really hurts.”
This is how he gets along with his employees, working hard and having fun together like partners. He doesn’t have his own office, and likes to walk around the huge new headquarters, and find a conference room to sit down and work when needed.
His employment philosophy is also very different. In an exclusive interview with The New York Times, he mentioned three major requirements for employing people: 1. Love something; 2. The ability to grasp opportunities and make mistakes; …”.
Such an unusual CEO is also one of the few founders in the United States who continue to serve as the leader of the company after more than 20 years of establishment. Taking advantage of the artificial intelligence boom, both Huang Renxun and Huida will usher in another peak.
(Sources: Fortune, New York Times, MIT Technology Review, Harvard Business Review)
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