Jensen Huang has resigned from his leadership roles at Nvidia, the company's board has announced.

Huang had been the company's chief executive, president and a member of its board.

The statement from Nvidia's board, announcing the resignation of Jensen Huang as its chief executive, praised his work at the helm of the company.

"Jensen’s contributions to Nvidia are profound," it says.

"Nvidia is one of the most consequential technology companies in the world," adding the board and company "thank Jensen for his immeasurable contributions to the company and the industry".

"We will continue advancing the work that has made Nvidia a leader in accelerated computing and AI, and execute on the opportunities ahead," the interim CEO Colette Kress says.

"Our focus remains on serving our customers, partners, developers and shareholders."

(Source: BBC)