Bloomberg: Musk's Team Contacts Chip Equipment Makers to Advance Terafab Project
Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk's team is in contact with semiconductor equipment makers like Applied Materials to advance the Terafab AI chip campus project in Texas, aiming to begin silicon chip production by 2029.
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(CNA, Austin, Texas, 15th, Composite Foreign Dispatch) Bloomberg reported today that tech billionaire Elon Musk's team has been in touch with semiconductor industry suppliers to prepare for the Terafab Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip campus project, promoted jointly with his Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Tesla.
The report, citing people familiar with the matter, pointed out that Musk's team has contacted companies such as Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Lam Research, and has sought support from chip manufacturing partner Samsung Electronics.
According to Bloomberg, Musk's team has inquired about pricing and delivery times for various types of chip manufacturing equipment. Over the past few weeks, they have contacted manufacturers of photomasks, substrates, etching machines, thin-film deposition equipment, cleaning equipment, testing instruments, and other equipment.
The report indicated that the goal of this project is to start manufacturing silicon chips by 2029 and then expand the production scale.
Providing limited product information, Musk's team has asked suppliers to quickly provide price estimates, as Musk wants to advance the project at the "speed of light."
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Tesla, SpaceX, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, Lam Research, and Samsung Electronics have yet to respond to requests for comment.
Musk launched the Terafab project in March of this year. Intel stated last week that it would join the project to supply processors for the tech tycoon's robotics and data center ventures.
This project will be built at the Tesla campus in Travis County, Austin, Texas. (Translator: Hsu Jui-cheng) 1150416
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(CNA, Austin, Texas, 15th, Composite Foreign Dispatch) Bloomberg reported today that tech billionaire Elon Musk's team has been in touch with semiconductor industry suppliers to prepare for the Terafab Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip campus project, promoted jointly with his Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Tesla.
The report, citing people familiar with the matter, pointed out that Musk's team has contacted companies such as Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Lam Research, and has sought support from chip manufacturing partner Samsung Electronics.
According to Bloomberg, Musk's team has inquired about pricing and delivery times for various types of chip manufacturing equipment. Over the past few weeks, they have contacted manufacturers of photomasks, substrates, etching machines, thin-film deposition equipment, cleaning equipment, testing instruments, and other equipment.
The report indicated that the goal of this project is to start manufacturing silicon chips by 2029 and then expand the production scale.
Providing limited product information, Musk's team has asked suppliers to quickly provide price estimates, as Musk wants to advance the project at the "speed of light."
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Tesla, SpaceX, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, Lam Research, and Samsung Electronics have yet to respond to requests for comment.
Musk launched the Terafab project in March of this year. Intel stated last week that it would join the project to supply processors for the tech tycoon's robotics and data center ventures.
This project will be built at the Tesla campus in Travis County, Austin, Texas. (Translator: Hsu Jui-cheng) 1150416
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