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SpaceX and Tesla Joint Venture Terafab Targets 2028 for Volume Chip Production
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Firstpost•21-10-2026, 15:16
SpaceX and Tesla Joint Venture Terafab Targets 2028 for Volume Chip Production
- •Elon Musk announced during a SpaceX conference call that the Terafab joint venture aims for volume chip production by the third quarter of 2028.
- •The ambitious project in Texas seeks to produce 1 terawatt a year of computing power for AI and robotics, combining advanced manufacturing, packaging, and testing.
- •Terafab plans to have its first test SRAM chip functional around May or June of next year at its research facility in Austin.
- •Musk acknowledged that the timeline is extremely aggressive and subject to uncertainty, noting a history of missed deadlines.
- •Major hurdles include acquiring expensive semiconductor manufacturing equipment from suppliers like ASML, while Intel has joined the project to help accelerate goals.
Key Questions Answered
Terafab aims to achieve volume chip production by the third or fourth quarter of 2028. Elon Musk described this schedule as very aggressive and noted that large error bars exist for this timeline.
Internally, Terafab aims to have a first test chip using static random-access memory circuits functional around May or June of next year at its research facility in Austin.
Intel joined the Terafab project as a development partner in April to help accelerate its goals, and CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirmed that Intel will continue its involvement despite talks with other manufacturers.
