Nvidia Korea chief Yoo Eung-joon said that Samsung Electronics will produce its advanced GPUs using its 7-nanometer extreme ultraviolet process.

“It is meaningful that Samsung Electronics’ 7-nanometer process would be used in manufacturing our next-generation GPU. Until recently, Samsung has been working really hard to secure (partners) for foundry cooperation.”

His remarks came after weeks of speculation that Nvidia had decided to choose Samsung over Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for GPU production. Nvidia wanted to use Samsung’s 7-nanometer extreme ultraviolet technology to produce its GPUs in 2020.

While Yoo did not reveal the exact amount of foundry production by Samsung, he acknowledged that production would be “substantial”. He declined to comment on whether Nvidia is planning to make further requests to Samsung for foundry production.

Nvidia said its efforts to acquire Israeli chip designer Mellanox are in the final stage. In March, Nvidia announced that it would acquire the issued and outstanding common shares of Mellanox for $125 per share in cash.

While the US government had approved the acquisition, Hamilton said there are a few more countries where Nvidia needs to go through the approval process. He expects the acquisition process to be finished no later than the year’s end.