📢 Elon Musk finally announced the most ambitious manufacturing project since the Manhattan Project.
A $20B Austin chip fab meant to supply the AI hardware for Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI at enormous scale. 80% of chips go to space for giant solar-powered AI data centers (launched by Starships). 20% stay on Earth for Optimus robots, robotaxis, and self-driving. Production starts 2027.
- Musk estimated the Terafab would aim to initially produce 100,000 silicon wafers a month and could eventually grow to 1 million.
- Target output: over 1 terawatt (1TW) of compute per year
- Combines logic chips + m
A $20B Austin chip fab meant to supply the AI hardware for Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI at enormous scale. 80% of chips go to space for giant solar-powered AI data centers (launched by Starships). 20% stay on Earth for Optimus robots, robotaxis, and self-driving. Production starts 2027.
- Musk estimated the Terafab would aim to initially produce 100,000 silicon wafers a month and could eventually grow to 1 million.
- Target output: over 1 terawatt (1TW) of compute per year
- Combines logic chips + m
