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NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang to Receive Semiconductor Industry鈥檚 Top Honor

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Accelerated computing pioneer to accept 2021 Robert N. Noyce Award at 91成人 Awards Dinner on Nov. 18

WASHINGTON鈥擜ug. 12, 2021鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人) today announced Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA and a trailblazer in building accelerated computing platforms, is the 2021 recipient of the industry鈥檚 highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award.

91成人 presents the Noyce Award annually in recognition of a leader who has made outstanding contributions to the semiconductor industry in technology or public policy. Huang will accept the award at the 91成人 Awards Dinner on Nov. 18, 2021.

鈥淛ensen Huang鈥檚 extraordinary vision and tireless execution have greatly strengthened our industry, revolutionized computing, and advanced artificial intelligence,鈥� said John Neuffer, 91成人 president and CEO. 鈥淛ensen鈥檚 accomplishments have fueled countless innovations 鈥� from gaming to scientific computing to self-driving cars 鈥� and he continues to advance technologies that will transform our industry and the world. We鈥檙e pleased to recognize Jensen with the 2021 Robert N. Noyce Award for his many achievements in advancing semiconductor technology.鈥�

Huang founded NVIDIA in 1993 and has served since its inception as CEO and a member of the board of directors. Starting out in 3D graphics, NVIDIA helped build the gaming market into the world鈥檚 largest entertainment industry. More recently, NVIDIA ignited modern AI 鈥� the next era of computing 鈥� with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars.

Huang is a recipient of the IEEE Founder鈥檚 Medal, the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, and honorary doctorate degrees from Taiwan鈥檚 National Chiao Tung University, National Taiwan University, and Oregon State University. In 2019, Harvard Business Review ranked him No. 1 on its list of the world鈥檚 100 best-performing CEOs over the lifetime of their tenure. In 2017, he was named Fortune鈥檚 Businessperson of the Year. Prior to founding NVIDIA, Huang worked at LSI Logic and Advanced Micro Devices. Huang holds a BSEE degree from Oregon State University and an MSEE degree from Stanford University.

鈥淚 am honored to receive the 2021 Noyce Award and do so on behalf of my colleagues at NVIDIA, whose body of work this award recognizes,鈥� said Huang. 鈥淚t has been the greatest joy and privilege to have grown up with the semiconductor and computer industries, two that so profoundly impact the world. As we enter the era of AI, robotics, digital biology, and the metaverse, we will see super-exponential technology advances. There鈥檚 never been a more exciting or important time to be in the semiconductor and computer industries.鈥�

The Noyce Award is named in honor of semiconductor industry pioneer Robert N. Noyce, co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation.

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