Jensen Huang: A chip of the new block

Early Life and Education:

* Born in Tainan, Taiwan, on February 17, 1963

* Moved to Thailand with his family at the age of five and then to the US


* Earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Oregon State University

* Completed a master's degree in electrical engineering at Stanford University

* Family: Huang is married and has two children

* Favourite Indian food: Chicken biryani

Founding Nvidia:

* Co-founded Nvidia Corporation in 1993 with Curtis Priem and Chris Malachowsky

* Before that, he worked as a dishwasher and waiter at an eatery called Denny’s from 1978 to 1983

Personal net worth:

* Huang's net worth is estimated to be around $122.5 billion, making him one of the world's wealthiest individuals

* He owns approximately 3% of Nvidia's shares

* The Santa Clara, California-based company briefly dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable company on Friday

* Nvidia's stock market value touched $3.53 trillion, while that of Apple was $3.52 trillion, according to LSEG data