As Nvidia launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang after he admitted to an extramarital affair, the repercussions threaten not only his three-decade tenure but also the future of the chip giant’s delicate semiconductor trade with China, according to lawyers and analysts.
The world’s leading maker of chips for artificial intelligence systems faces an unprecedented corporate and geopolitical storm after its 63-year-old leader told employees that he was unfaithful to his wife and pledged to cooperate fully with the inquiry.
The US Congress is also moving towards an investigation after reports said that Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence operation, a charge Beijing denies. In a letter last week, the Republican chairs of three US House committees asked Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on November 18 about his interactions with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman.
