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Jensen Huang's early career included microprocessor design roles at AMD and LSI Logic

Before founding Nvidia in 1993, Jensen Huang worked as a microprocessor designer at AMD after graduating from Oregon State University in 1984. He later spent eight years at LSI Logic, rising to director of its Coreware system-on-chip business, and earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford along the way. The piece notes his 33-year run as Nvidia CEO ended on November 12, 2026.