{
  "id": 15825324,
  "title": "Musk: SpaceX and Tesla's Terafab targets 2028 for volume chip production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/musk-spacex-and-teslas-terafab-targets-2028-for-volume-chip-production",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:36:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1560184/musk-spacex-and-teslas-terafab-targets-2028-volume-chip-production"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SpaceX and Tesla's joint venture Terafab, a chip manufacturing facility, aims to achieve volume production by the third quarter of 2028, according to Elon Musk. Musk acknowledged that this timeline is very aggressive and not guaranteed. The project aims to generate 1 terawatt of computing power annually for AI and robotics. Building cutting-edge logic factories in the United States typically takes three or more years. Terafab plans to conduct tests with static random-access memory (SRAM) circuits in May or June 2025 at their research facility in Austin. Musk has repeatedly set rapid production timelines for his companies, often leading to missed deadlines. A Reuters reporter asked Musk if SpaceX had secured orders for ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, necessary for crafting advanced chips. Musk declined to respond directly, attributing the urgency to the team's appreciation for ASML and other suppliers. Intel joined the project in April, promising to accelerate Terafab's goals. A photo showed Musk shaking hands with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Intel did not disclose the specifics of the collaboration. Musk has also discussed potential cooperation with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest advanced chip manufacturer. However, Musk later clarified that Terafab intends to run the facility independently.",
  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO: The chip manufacturing joint venture between SpaceX and Tesla called Terafab aims to reach volume production by the third quarter of 2028, Elon Musk said on a SpaceX conference call on Tuesday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}