Taipei, May 27 -- Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday described Taiwan as the "epicentre of the AI revolution" during a visit to Taipei for the launch of the company's headquarters project, saying the island plays a central role in nearly all of Nvidia's operations, according to a report by Focus Taiwan.

Speaking at a company employee gathering to celebrate the launch of Nvidia's new headquarters project, Huang said Taiwan plays a key role in the global AI supply chain as chips, advanced packaging systems and AI supercomputers are manufactured there.

The headquarters project is expected to be completed in 2030.

Huang said Taiwan is "booming", pointing to Nvidia's growing investment in Taiwan's ecosystem, which he said has increa...