A tiny bug could destroy the whole chip, and Jensen was only twenty-one.

一个微小的漏洞就可能毁掉整颗芯片，而黄仁勋当时只有二十一岁。

In 1984, he had just joined AMD as a microprocessor designer.

1984年，他刚作为微处理器设计师加入AMD公司。

A senior engineer checked every line of his work for tiny mistakes.

一位资深工程师逐行检查他的工作，寻找细小的错误。

Designing computer chips required extreme patience and absolute precision.

设计计算机芯片需要极大的耐心和绝对的精确度。

Jensen often worked sixty hours a week, checking millions of connections.

黄仁勋每周工作六十个小时，仔细检查数以百万计的线路连接。

Later at LSI Logic, he mastered how chips turn into real products.

后来在LSI Logic，他掌握了芯片如何转化为实际产品的过程。

At night, he took tough engineering classes at Stanford University.

晚上，他在斯坦福大学上艰深的工程课程。

He wanted to understand every single wire inside the chip.

他想彻底搞懂芯片内部的每一根线路。

He earned his master's degree in electrical engineering in 1992.

他于1992年获得了电子工程硕士学位。

Nearly ten years of hard engineering built an unshakable foundation.

近十年严苛的工程历练铸就了他无比坚实的基础。

Two brilliant friends saw his unmatched passion for 3D computing.

两位出色的朋友看到了他对3D计算的非凡热情。

In 1993, they walked into a Denny's diner to start a company.

1993年，他们走进了一家丹尼餐厅，去创办一家公司。