Jensen Huang's Oregon story: from Denny's to founding Nvidia

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, began working at 15 washing dishes and waiting tables at a Denny's in the Portland area. He attended Aloha High School, graduated from Oregon State in 1984 and co-founded Nvidia in 1993 while eating at a Denny's in Silicon Valley. The Huangs donated $50 million to Oregon State for a supercomputing research center. This week Huang admitted an extramarital affair with a technology executive, the company hired an outside firm to investigate his conduct and its shares fell.

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Huang worked from age 15 at a Portland Denny's and attended Aloha High School
He graduated from Oregon State in 1984 and co-founded Nvidia in 1993 at a Silicon Valley Denny's
The Huangs donated $50 million for a supercomputing center in Corvallis

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