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SpaceX and Tesla to invest $16.8 billion in giant AI chip factory in Texas
According to Elon Musk, the enterprise will cover the entire chip creation cycle, including their design Elon Musk is preparing to significantly expand the presence of his companies in the semiconductor industry. SpaceX and Tesla are investing $16.8 billion in the construction of the Terafab complex, which should provide the companies with their own computing chips against the backdrop of the rapid growth in the needs for artificial intelligence.
The project is planned to be implemented in Grimes County, Texas.
The main task of Terafab is to reduce the gap between the existing global capabilities for the production of chips and the volume of computing resources that Tesla and SpaceX expect to use in the coming years.
According to the companies' forecasts, their combined demand may exceed 1 terawatt of computing power. Such a scale of needs significantly exceeds the current global production capabilities of the corresponding equipment.
Musk wants to control the entire chip production cycle
Terafab should differ from the traditional model of the semiconductor industry, where design, manufacturing and other stages of creating chips are often divided between different companies.
According to Musk, the new complex will be responsible for every stage of creating chips, including their design.
Thus, Tesla and SpaceX seek to gain greater control over one of the key components for the development of artificial intelligence systems and reduce dependence on external suppliers of production capacity.
The $16.8 billion investment makes Terafab one of the largest industrial projects of Musk's companies and demonstrates the desire of Tesla and SpaceX to form their own production base to meet future demand for computing for artificial intelligence.
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SpaceX and Tesla to invest $16.8 billion in giant AI chip factory in Texas
According to Elon Musk, the enterprise will cover the entire chip creation cycle, including their design Elon Musk is preparing to significantly expand the presence of his companies in the semiconductor industry. SpaceX and Tesla are investing $16.8 billion in the construction of the Terafab complex, which should provide the companies with their own computing chips against the backdrop of the rapid growth in the needs for artificial intelligence.
The project is planned to be implemented in Grimes County, Texas.
The main task of Terafab is to reduce the gap between the existing global capabilities for the production of chips and the volume of computing resources that Tesla and SpaceX expect to use in the coming years.
According to the companies' forecasts, their combined demand may exceed 1 terawatt of computing power. Such a scale of needs significantly exceeds the current global production capabilities of the corresponding equipment.
Musk wants to control the entire chip production cycle
Terafab should differ from the traditional model of the semiconductor industry, where design, manufacturing and other stages of creating chips are often divided between different companies.
According to Musk, the new complex will be responsible for every stage of creating chips, including their design.
Thus, Tesla and SpaceX seek to gain greater control over one of the key components for the development of artificial intelligence systems and reduce dependence on external suppliers of production capacity.
The $16.8 billion investment makes Terafab one of the largest industrial projects of Musk's companies and demonstrates the desire of Tesla and SpaceX to form their own production base to meet future demand for computing for artificial intelligence.
#SpaceX
#Musk
#Tesla
#SpaceXMarketCapTops$1.613TPassingMeta
#SpaceXMayCompleteCursorDealAsEarlyAsNextWeekend
$SPCXB
$SPCX
$TSLAB