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The Terafab, a collaboration between SpaceX, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), and Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC), aims to build vast semiconductor factories. ... Jensen Huang takes care of the Nvidia employees with personal attention to compensation.
Fouquet reframed the orbital data center discussion: it’s not about more compute — it’s about accessing energy where it’s available. The bottleneck is Layer 1 (Energy), not Layer 5 (Compute). ... Musk’s Terafab and Korean DRAM mega-fabs both represent “million wafer” scale.
The foundry business is just beginning with their large Terafab announcement as well as overflow demand from the great N3 shortage. To truly capitalize on this special moment, Intel must be the great supplier of the rest of the industry hungry for leading edge wafers.
When Musk announced Terafab in March 2026, he painted it as a transformative $25 billion chip manufacturing colossus — the world’s largest semiconductor facility, vertically integrating lithography, fabrication, and packaging under one roof.
Trump framed the deal as part of ... took our Economy for granted, and let Taiwan and others steal our Semiconductor Factories… I decided to help Intel because we need to design and build our Chips right here in America. First, we helped bring in Nvidia, and they agreed to build their first level Chips with Intel.” Trump also highlighted Intel’s upcoming Terafab chipmaking ...
Foxconn is partnering with Apple and Nvidia on large server and supercomputer manufacturing facilities near Highway 249 and Beltway 8, while Sugar Land-based Applied Optoelectronics has been expanding in Sugar Land, Missouri City and Pearland. Elon Musk's semiconductor joint venture Terafab has secured an economic incentive package from Grimes County for a semiconductor manufacturing campus northwest of Houston.
Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet recently underscored that the demand for advanced AI data centers remains enormous, reassuring investors of the long-term structural tailwinds supporting the company. Additionally, market enthusiasm was bolstered by discussions surrounding high-profile initiatives, such as Elon Musk's proposed Terafab project, which could significantly rely on ASML’s cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet lithography systems.
In the last earnings call, Tan said that the company remained “focused on the long-term objective of building a world-class wafer and advanced packaging foundry,” although it would take time. The company has, however, begun shipping its first products built on Intel 18A, its own semiconductor manufacturing process, and Intel Foundry also met key 18A and 14A milestones in the previous quarter. Moreover, under the new deal for the Terafab initiative, a semiconductor facility that is a joint effort
Intel has also verified that production has commenced on its 18A-P chip node. Should this manufacturing process prove successful, it could potentially secure foundry contracts from Apple. Additionally, Elon Musk’s Terafab initiative has been identified as an Intel foundry customer.
“Terafab is likely an Intel fab expansion, with Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI as anchor customers, rather than a standalone venture,” said Yole analyst Adrien Sánchez. ... Power module packaging is transforming for electrification—discover how new materials and supply chains are redefining the industry landscape. ... Discover six key trends shaping 3D IC design for AI and HPC systems, such as co-packaged optics, advanced packaging technologies, and more.
But it doesn't stop at just Arm, with the recent TeraFab and Apple deals, and more customers on the list, the Foundry business is gaining major traction, and the reason for that is Intel's capability to do both advanced process technologies and advanced packaging technologies under one hood with its EMIB, Foveros, and 18A-P/14A nodes.
Additionally, Musk’s two companies are already deeply intertwined through shared semiconductor fabrication at their joint TERAFAB facility in Austin, cross-company supply chain transactions, and Tesla’s $2 billion investment in xAI prior to the SpaceX-xAI merger.
The interchangeable chipset is a big deal here because it's how the company aims to address market challenges that could effectively hold back the project. SpaceX previously reported, as shared by Tom's Hardware, that it couldn't supply enough chips for this very same orbital project, which is part of a joint venture with Tesla and its TeraFab solution.
Analysts note that shareholders can no longer isolate SpaceX’s core launch and satellite businesses from xAI’s AI operations, including its Grok chatbot and extensive data center build-out. Investor concerns are compounded by reports that demand for Grok has been weaker than anticipated, clouding near-term revenue visibility. At the same time, Musk’s broader AI ambitions – such as the proposed “Terafab” mega chipmaking initiative involving SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla – point to substantial additional
Trump also claimed credit for brokering ... planned TeraFab, framing it as part of a broader push to rebuild US chip manufacturing. The US government holds a 10% stake in Intel, taken last year, now reportedly worth well over $50 billion. Traders will be watching for official confirmation from Apple and Intel, plus details on production timelines and which chips are actually ...
On the foundry side, the company has received close to $8.9 billion from the U.S. government and is now partnering with Tesla's TeraFab consortium alongside SpaceX and xAI, with 18A yields improving at 7% per month. Alpha Wealth Insiders Fund stated the following regarding Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in its Q1 2026 investor letter: "Despite poor fundamentals, we invested heavily in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), viewing its role as the sole U.S. defense silicon chip foundry as &q
ASML Holding NV Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet said the chip equipment maker has to make sure it doesn’t experience supply constraints when servicing new projects such as Elon Musk’s Terafab.
The problem is TSMC is completely overwhelmed right now because Nvidia and AMD are hogging capacity for AI chips. Apple needed an exit ramp. Intel needed a customer that would make investors take the foundry business seriously. Both got what they needed. Lip-Bu Tan took over Intel, stopped the bleeding, landed Nvidia as a customer, got the US government to take a 10% stake and pump in $10 billion, and now Apple. The 18A manufacturing process is in initial production. The TeraFab project with Mus
Last year, Trump’s team turned $8.9 billion of CHIPS Act grants into a 10% stake in Intel, plus promised more money to expand U.S factories. On Truth Social, Trump celebrated this, bragging that Intel’s market value soared from about $100 billion to $600 billion in just nine months—boosting the government’s investment big time. He also talked up other deals the government helped secure for Intel, including one with Nvidia and a new project with Elon Musk called “Terafab.”
This capital injection combined funds originally earmarked through the CHIPS Act with resources from the military's Secure Enclave program. In his statement, Trump explicitly tied the government's stake to Intel's recent financial turnaround, claiming the company's valuation has soared from $100 billion to $600 billion due to the state's intervention and subsequent high-profile contracts, which also include a partnership with Elon Musk's TeraFab.