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Musk's Staff Reaches Out to Suppliers for Terafab Project, Bloomberg News Reports
Staff sought price quotes and delivery times for chipmaking gear as Musk aims to start silicon manufacturing by 2029.
- On Thursday, SpaceX and Tesla teams contacted major chip industry suppliers including Applied Materials Inc, Tokyo Electron Ltd, and Lam Research Corp, seeking price quotes and delivery timelines for Terafab equipment.
- The facility will be built on the Tesla campus in Travis County, Austin, Texas, with the goal to begin silicon manufacturing by 2029 as part of a fully integrated AI chip complex.
- Intel joined the project last week to produce processors powering robotics and data center ambitions, while the facility is designed to process 3,000 wafers per month.
- Musk's staff are requesting rapid price estimates while providing minimal product information, as the CEO pushes to move at "light speed," even offering premium payments to secure priority with Samsung Electronics.
- This venture positions Tesla and SpaceX in direct competition with established industry leaders including TSMC, Samsung, and Intel, marking an audacious attempt to break into cutting-edge chip production.
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Musk pressures chipmakers to speed up $25B factory
Elon Musk is pressuring suppliers to speed up his plans for a $25 billion semiconductor manufacturing plant in Texas. “Terafab” will be a joint project between Musk-owned businesses SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI to build AI-ready chips: Musk has argued that global chip production cannot meet demand, even if existing manufacturers maximize output. US chip giant Intel signed on to Terafab, and has lately caught up with other manufacturers. Taiwan’s TSMC …
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