Nvidia CEO feels safe relying heavily on Taiwan manufacturing

FILE PHOTO: Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan May 29, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp, a major supplier of chips and computing systems for artificial intelligence, feels "perfectly safe" about relying heavily on Taiwan for manufacturing, its chief executive Jensen Huang said on Thursday.

Huang, speaking on the sidelines of a technology event in Taipei, also said he planned to meet executives from chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd and electronics maker Foxconn on Friday.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Jacqueline Wong)