Elon Musk Unveils Terafab, Aims for Terawatt-Scale AI Chip Production
- Terafab announced by Elon Musk as a joint venture between Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI to bring in‑house semiconductor manufacturing, cutting supplier dependence and powering AI, robotics, and data centers. news.google.com+2
- The plant will sit in Austin’s Giga Texas, cost $20‑25 billion, and is slated to launch in seven days from March 22, 2026. news.google.com+1
- It will use cutting‑edge 2nm process technology to mass‑produce inference chips, targeting over one terawatt of AI compute per year. tomshardware.com+1
- Musk frames the scale as a leap toward a galactic civilization, linking advanced semiconductors to future space‑based manufacturing. wccftech.com+1
- By vertically integrating chip production, the venture aims to remove bottlenecks and accelerate AI across Tesla, SpaceX, and related projects, potentially reshaping global high‑performance computing. news.google.com+1
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