Jensen Huang and Xiaomi: A Historical Testament to Early Collaboration
This video captures NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s speech at the 2013 launch event for the Xiaomi Mi-3 smartphone, showcasing the close collaboration between the two technology companies at the time.
Jensen Huang’s “Mi Fan” Identity and Speech
Huang began his speech by calling himself a “Mi fan” and revealed that he was invited to the event by Xiaomi’s founder, Lei Jun. His presence was not only to support Xiaomi but also to announce a significant collaboration between the two companies.
Introducing NVIDIA and Its Technology
In his speech, Huang briefly introduced NVIDIA, noting that the 20-year-old company invented the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and proudly claimed that NVIDIA’s GPUs were the best in the world. He specifically mentioned the Tegra 4, which was NVIDIA’s fastest mobile processor at the time.
A Collaborative Milestone: The World’s First Tegra 4 Smartphone
Huang expressed his excitement to join Lei Jun in announcing the world’s first smartphone powered by the Tegra 4 processor—the Xiaomi Mi-3. This event marked a perfect fusion of NVIDIA’s top mobile processor technology with Xiaomi’s hardware manufacturing prowess.
Praise for the Xiaomi Team
Huang gave high praise to Xiaomi’s engineering team in his speech. He pointed out that it was because of an excellent engineering team that the Mi-3 smartphone could be created so quickly and with such high quality, further confirming Xiaomi’s strong capabilities in product development.