Elon Musk has introduced the Terafab mission, a three way partnership between Tesla, SpaceX and xAI, to construct the “largest chip manufacturing facility ever.” In his ordinary grandiose trend, Musk claims Terafab is the following step in the direction of harnessing the facility of the solar and making a “galactic civilization.”
Musk, CEO of all three corporations, introduced plans for the Terafab in a livestream on X. Because the identify implies, the mission’s final objective is to provide a terawatt of computing energy annually in order that it may match the businesses’ rising demand for chips. Musk defined through the livestream that he is grateful to present provide chain companions like Samsung, TSMC and Micron, however the present capability of chip producers solely provides as much as about two p.c to what Tesla and SpaceX wants by way of future computing energy wants.
“We both construct the Terafab or we do not have the chips,” Musk mentioned through the occasion. “And we’d like the chips so we’ll construct the Terafab.”
The Terafab mission, estimated to price a minimum of $20 billion, will begin with the Superior Know-how Fab in Austin, Texas, the place Tesla is already headquartered. Musk mentioned that the 2 kinds of chips might be produced within the Terafab: one for terrestrial functions, prefer to energy Full Self-Driving or Optimus robots, and one other extra high-powered, sturdy chip for use in area. In case you’re questioning what Musk has in retailer for area, the SpaceX CEO filed an software with the Federal Communications Fee to launch one million satellites to create an “orbital information heart” earlier this yr. As promising as this sounds, it is price noting that Musk has beforehand overpromised and underdelivered on different initiatives, just like the Hyperloop, a $40,000 Cybertruck and totally autonomous driving.
