在英伟达成为人工智能巨头之前，黄仁勋是一名创业公司创始人，苦苦哀求一家台湾芯片制造商回复他的电话。
Before Nvidia became an AI powerhouse, Jensen Huang was a startup founder struggling to get a Taiwanese chipmaker to return his calls.
英伟达首席执行官回忆了他如何首次与台湾芯片制造巨头台积电创始人张忠谋建立联系，这一幕出现在周三发布的播客主持人莱克斯·弗里德曼的视频中。
The Nvidia CEO recalled how he first connected with Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC, in a video with podcaster Lex Fridman published on Wednesday.
那是上世纪90年代末，英伟达正在寻找一家制造商来生产其图形芯片。代工产能有限，有些代工厂要求公司授权其技术以换取使用权。
It was the late 1990s, and Nvidia was looking for a manufacturer to produce its graphics chips. Foundry capacity was limited, and some foundries required companies to license their technology in exchange for access.
黄仁勋曾听说过台积电，当时它远不如如今的芯片制造巨头规模庞大，于是决定主动联系。他在黄页电话本中查到了台积电美国办事处的号码并拨打了过去。他接到了一个录音。黄仁勋留下了他的联系方式，并解释了英伟达正在打造什么。他多次尝试。“没人给我打电话。没人回我的电话，”黄仁勋说。
Huang had heard of TSMC, then a far smaller company than the chipmaking giant it is today, and decided to reach out. He found its US office number in the Yellow Pages, the telephone directory, and called. He reached a recording. Huang left his contact details and explained what Nvidia was building. He tried several more times. "Nobody called me. Nobody called me back," Huang said.
他在写了一封很长的信给张忠谋之后，又经历了一段漫长的沉默，直到有一天晚上接到了一个意外的电话。“这是台积电的张忠谋，”根据黄仁勋的说法，来电者如此说道。
He eventually wrote Chang a lengthy letter. After another long silence, Huang received an unexpected phone call one evening. "This is Morris Chang from TSMC," the caller said, according to Huang.
与此同时，英伟达的员工们正在附近玩视频游戏，笑声和喊叫声不断。“嘿，伙计们，安静点。是张忠谋，”黄仁勋回忆自己当时对他们说。黄仁勋很高兴张忠谋作出了回应。“也许我们不用死了，”黄仁勋说。
Meanwhile, Nvidia employees were playing video games nearby, laughing and shouting. "Hey, guys, shut up. It's Morris Chang," Huang recalled telling them. Huang was thrilled that Chang had responded. "Maybe we won't have to die," Huang said.
张忠谋邀请黄仁勋前往台湾，在那里他参观了台积电及其竞争对手联华电子。
黄仁勋表示，他对两家公司印象同样深刻，但最终选择了台积电，这是因为他与张忠谋的交谈，张忠谋在这些交谈中强调了诚信、公司治理和长期合作伙伴关系。
Chang invited Huang to Taiwan, where he visited TSMC and rival United Microelectronics Corp. Huang said he was equally impressed by both companies but ultimately chose TSMC because of his conversations with Chang, who emphasized integrity, corporate governance, and long-term partnerships.
“黄仁勋，如果我们要合作，我保证我们会为你通过重重障碍，”张忠谋告诉他。“整整30年来，他们一直在为我们通过重重障碍，”黄仁勋说。如今，台积电为英伟达制造先进的人工智能芯片。
"Jensen, if we were to work together, I promise you we would jump through hoops for you," Chang told him. "For the whole time, 30 years, they've been jumping through hoops for us," Huang said. Today, TSMC manufactures Nvidia's advanced AI chips.