Samsung Electronics is expected to supply its cutting-edge chips to the top graphics processing unit maker Nvidia soon, stepping closer to securing a footing in the lucrative AI chip market.

Speaking on the sidelines of a convocation ceremony at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Saturday, Nvidia CEO and founder Jensen Huang told Bloomberg Television that the company is "working as fast as it can to certify Samsung's AI memory chips.”

Huang also said Nvidia is looking at both 8-layer and 12-layer HBM3E offerings from Samsung.

Huang's remark comes as Samsung Electronics has been striving to supply high-value DRAM chip packages to Nvidia. Currently, Nvidia's key supplier is Samsung’s crosstown rival SK hynix.