Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Taiwan, teases office site announcement

Taipei, May 16 (CNA) Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) arrived in Taiwan on Friday ahead of his keynote speech at Computex Taipei 2025 on a visit in which he is also expected to announce the location of the company's new office in Taiwan.

Speaking to reporters upon his arrival by private jet at 1:29 p.m., Huang said he "might say a few words" about Nvidia's Taiwan office at his keynote speech at Computex on Monday.

"Nvidia's Taiwan office is getting too small. Nvidia is growing very quickly, and we have so many great engineers here. I have to find them a new home with bigger space," Huang said at Taipei Songshan Airport.

Huang declined to provide further details.

Meanwhile, asked about the potential impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, Huang said he was confident that Taiwan will remain at the center of the technology ecosystem after the reset and he fully expected the island to continue thriving.

Huang said he will meet with several of Nvidia's supply partners on his trips to announce new collaborations, projects, and technological initiatives.

He said he is also set to have dinner with C.C. Wei (魏哲家), chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), on Friday night, and with TSMC founder Morris Chang (張忠謀) on Saturday.

Huang attended a U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Riyadh during Trump's speech on Tuesday. He was also spotted at one of Trump's meetings at the United Arab Emirates presidential palace in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, according to media reports.

Asked about his trip to the Middle East, Huang praised Trump for supporting the region's efforts to purchase American technology to build AI infrastructure.

Trump's policy shift has been controversial, given that the United States had previously imposed export restrictions on advanced AI chips to Gulf allies, fearful that the technology could benefit China or give autocratic governments an edge in AI development over the U.S.

Trump has visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE in recent days, focusing partly on promoting U.S. technology exports in the region, following his administration's easing of the export restrictions.