AMD - A Family Affair In AI: The Deep-Rooted Connection Between Nvidia And AMD | Benzinga
In a fascinating revelation, it has been discovered that the CEOs of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), both frontrunners in the global AI chip industry, share a family connection.
What Happened: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and AMD’s Lisa Su are related as first cousins once removed, a fact unearthed by Taiwanese genealogist Jean Wu. An Nvidia spokesperson confirmed this in a statement to CNN.
Although the cousins were not brought up together, they hail from Taiwan, a critical hub in the high-tech industry, and are now rivals in one of the most scrutinized sectors globally.
The familial link ...