Intel will help build Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip factory
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TL;DR
- Intel will help design and build a semiconductor factory, Terafab, for Elon Musk's SpaceX and Tesla.
- The factory aims to produce AI chips needed for Musk's projects like a 'robot army' and space-based data centers.
- Terafab's website states the factory will 'close the gap between today’s chip production and the future’s demand'.
- Musk has previously expressed desperation about finding someone to build a chip factory to fuel his AI ambitions.
- Building a chip fabrication plant is complex, expensive, and time-consuming.
- Intel is also expanding its US footprint with two new fabs in Arizona.
- TSMC is also planning a large 'Gigafab' in Arizona.