The new Terafab facility in Austin is set to be among the most advanced in the country, aiming to support Musk’s vision for AI-intensive computing, in both terrestrial and orbital applications.
The effort includes SpaceX, xAI and Tesla, focusing on chips for AI processors, satellites, space data centers, autonomous vehicles and robots[1][2]. Elon Musk announced aspects of the project in March, with further developments including Intel's participation confirmed via social media posts[1].
The second major catalyst came last week. Intel struck a deal to buy back full ownership of its chip factory in Ireland, repurchasing Apollo Global Management’s stake in the joint venture. The stock jumped 9% on that news alone.
Elon Musk had already shown intentions to produce 2nm chips with its TeraFab project, and, having no prior semiconductor experience, it was certain that Tesla couldn't do it on its own. There were expectations of a joint venture, likely a licensing agreement where a partner foundry would provide relevant process technology, while Tesla would finance and set up the infrastructure required for production, and this is exactly what has happened with the Intel Foundry deal.
Intel will help the so-called Terafab project “refactor” the technology in a chip factory, the company said Tuesday in a post on X, Musk’s social media platform. That’s a stage in the development process that typically helps make chips ...
AI giant Nvidia has reserved a majority of the most advanced capacity available at TSMC, which is the volume leader in packaging. But Intel is technologically on par with the Taiwanese giant. The U.S. chipmaker has struggled to solidify a major external customer for its chip fabrication business, but its packaging customers include Amazon and Cisco. On Tuesday, Musk also tapped Intel to package custom chips for SpaceX, xAI and Tesla at his ambitious Terafab plant planned for Texas.
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The scale of the ambition is staggering. According to prior reporting, the facility targets the 2nm process node — the same cutting-edge manufacturing tier used by the most advanced chips in the world.
(NASDAQ:TSLA), xAI, and SpaceX finalized a landmark TeraFab partnership on Tuesday, positioning Intel as a core technology and manufacturing partner to scale next-generation AI and semiconductor production. For Tesla, xAI, and SpaceX, the partnership reduces dependence on external suppliers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) and Samsung Electronics Co.
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Intel confirmed that Terafab ultimately aims to produce 1 terawatt of computing power per year. Intel specified its intention to leverage its large-scale chip design, manufacturing and packaging capabilities.
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Wedbush analysts said the collaboration makes strategic sense, noting that “a tie-up with Intel to build the proposed Terafab chip complex makes significantly more sense than Elon’s companies attempting to develop 2nm process technology on their own.”
Tesla, listed as NasdaqGS:TSLA, is expanding its role in AI hardware through the Terafab chip initiative with Intel, SpaceX, and xAI, targeting high performance computing needs tied to autonomy and robotics.
Per Teslarati, Terafab is targeting 1 terawatt of annual compute capacity, a number that far exceeds current global output. This is where Intel’s role becomes crucial. Intel brings deep expertise in advanced manufacturing, process technology ...
TeraFab is designed to be a fully integrated facility, capable of making everything from logic and memory chips to packaging and testing. Musk's plan includes building specialized chips like the AI5 and AI6 for terrestrial robots and vehicles, ...
Terafab, the $20–25 billion chip fabrication joint venture between Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI announced in March, is the planned semiconductor supply layer for those orbital data centres, targeting 2-nanometre process technology and an initial ...