Lin Baili Hosts Dinner for Jensen Huang; Huang: NVIDIA Has 150 Partners in Taiwan

(CNA) NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attended a dinner hosted by Quanta Chairman Lin Baili tonight. Huang stated in an interview that the dinner was to celebrate their partnership and revealed that the second half of the year will be very busy. He emphasized that NVIDIA has invested in many excellent Taiwanese companies and now has 150 partners. Lin arrived at the restaurant at 6:13 PM, waving to the media without giving interviews. Quanta Vice Chairman C.C. Leung and President of Cloud Business Unit Mike Yang had arrived earlier. Huang's family also attended. Huang arrived at 6:30 PM, signed autographs for fans, and then spoke to the media. Huang said, 'Lin has invited me many times.' He wanted to thank Quanta for their help and support, as their performance and production in the second half of the year will reach record levels. When asked if Taiwanese partners might be targets for future private placement or equity investment, Huang said NVIDIA has already invested in many Taiwanese companies, adding, 'Taiwanese companies are excellent.' Regarding the return of GTC to Taipei, Huang said he visits Taiwan every year for COMPUTEX, and their partnership and business in Taiwan have grown significantly over the years. He recalled that years ago they had about 10 partners, 5 years ago maybe 50, and now they have 150. When asked about expanding to southern Taiwan, Huang joked, 'That would be great; maybe we should move COMPUTEX to the south for a change; that would be a good idea.'