WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Semiconductor
Industry Association (SIA) today announced Jensen Huang, founder
and CEO of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and a trailblazer in building
accelerated computing platforms, is the 2021 recipient of the
industry's highest honor, the Robert
N. Noyce Award.
SIA 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 SIA Awards Dinner on Nov. 18,
2021.
"Jensen Huang's extraordinary vision and tireless execution have
greatly strengthened our industry, revolutionized computing, and
advanced artificial intelligence," said John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO. "Jensen's
accomplishments have fueled countless innovations — from gaming to
scientific computing to self-driving cars — and he continues to
advance technologies that will transform our industry and the
world. We're pleased to recognize Jensen with the 2021 Robert N.
Noyce Award for his many achievements in advancing semiconductor
technology."
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's
largest entertainment industry. More recently, NVIDIA ignited
modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the
brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars.
Huang is a recipient of the IEEE Founder's Medal, the Dr. Morris
Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, and honorary doctorate degrees
from Taiwan's 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's 100
best-performing CEOs over the lifetime of their tenure. In 2017, he
was named Fortune's 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.
"I 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," said Huang. "It 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's never been
a more exciting or important time to be in the semiconductor and
computer industries."
The Noyce Award is named in honor of semiconductor industry
pioneer Robert N. Noyce, co-founder
of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel Corporation.
Media Contact
Dan Rosso
Semiconductor Industry Association
240-305-4738
drosso@semiconductors.org
About SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
is the voice of the semiconductor industry, one of America's top
export industries and a key driver of America's economic strength,
national security, and global competitiveness. Semiconductors – the
tiny chips that enable modern technologies – power incredible
products and services that have transformed our lives and our
economy. The semiconductor industry directly employs over a quarter
of a million workers in the United
States, and U.S. semiconductor company sales totaled
$208 billion in 2020. SIA represents
98% of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly
two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms. Through this coalition, SIA
seeks to strengthen leadership of semiconductor manufacturing,
design, and research by working with Congress, the Administration,
and key industry stakeholders around the world to encourage
policies that fuel innovation, propel business, and drive
international competition. Learn more at
www.semiconductors.org.
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