Tesla and SpaceX Advance $16.8 Billion Terafab Chip Project in Texas
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Tesla and SpaceX are moving ahead with Terafab, a major semiconductor manufacturing project planned for Grimes County, Texas, with a $16.8 billion first-phase investment.
In this Block News International recap, we examine plans for more than 100 million square feet of manufacturing space, bringing advanced logic chips, memory, packaging, and testing together within a vertically integrated complex. The first phase is expected to create at least 3,000 jobs.
The facility is intended to support Tesla’s AI ambitions, including processors for Cybercabs and Optimus robots, while also producing high-power chips for SpaceX’s proposed space-based data centers.
Texas filings outline as many as four potential phases, with total investment reaching up to $119 billion if the wider development is completed. The project could give Musk’s companies greater control over their semiconductor supply, although outside chip suppliers are still expected to remain important.
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