Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder Morris Chang said Intel should have prioritized designing artificial intelligence processors rather than attempting to reclaim its leadership in process technology

Chang revealed that he asked Nvidia’s Jensen Huang twice if he’d consider taking the helm at the Taiwanese chip giant, and Huang twice refused.

When he does, those musings often make the news, which is exactly what’s happening with his latest comments about former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. Speaking at the launch of his autobiography in Taipei,

Morris Chang said at a press conference that its former competitor turned customer appeared to be in search of a new strategy after it forced out CEO Pat Gelsinger.

Founder of TSMC criticizes Intel for not developing a sophisticated strategy for AI and instead focusing on becoming a foundry