India, Oct. 22 -- Nvidia founder Jensen Huang once struggled to get in touch with TSMC founder Morris Chang while looking for a manufacturer for the company's graphics chips. Huang recently recalled how repeated phone calls failed to get a response, prompting him to try a different approach to reach the Taiwanese chipmaker's founder.

According to Business Insider, Huang shared the story during a conversation with podcaster Lex Fridman published in October 2026.

The incident dates back to the late 1990s, when Nvidia was still a young company looking for a manufacturer to produce its graphics chips. Huang had heard about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and decided to contact its US office.

He found the telephone number ...