TSMC founder Morris Chang and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have long-admired each other publicly — but Huang decided to keep his focus on his own company.

TSMC's founder Morris Chang asked Nvidia's Jensen Huang to consider becoming the chief executive of the Taiwanese chip giant more than a decade ago, but was turned down in just 10 minutes, Chang says in a new volume of autobiography.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) supplies the most advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) for developing artificial intelligence (AI) models. Many of the world's largest technology companies are spending boatloads of money to fill their data centers with those chips as they jostle for leadership in the AI race.

Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), recounts his life and career from 1964 to 2018.

Mr Huang also made a bold prediction and told her that he would become a CEO by the time he was 30. This ambitious goal ultimately became a reality, and Mr Huang's confidence and determination made a lasting impression on Lori,

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he promised his wife Lori that he'd be CEO by 30 to ensure she'd eventually marry him.

Morris Chang's autobiography reveals that over a decade ago he approached Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to become the CEO of TSMC. Despite seeing him as an