Seoul, July 23 -- Nvidia Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang stated that Taiwan saved the United States' semiconductor and computing industries rather than undermining them.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony for Taiwan-based Wistron Corp's first US manufacturing site in Fort Worth, Huang addressed the historical development of the global technology ecosystem, according to a news report by Focus Taiwan.

"Taiwan saved the American semiconductor industry, saved the American computing industry, not the opposite," the news report quoted Huang.

The chief executive pointed out that without Taiwan's contributions, the United States chip sector might have been taken over by Japan. He stated that policymakers ...