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SpaceX and Tesla announce $16.8 billion investment in Texas 'TeraFab' AI chip manufacturing complex with Intel and xAI partnership; 100-million-square-foot facility creating 3,000 regional jobs.

Major domestic AI chip manufacturing capacity; reduces TSMC dependence for custom silicon; signals vertical integration of chip production into Tesla/SpaceX ecosystem.
Trade pressSlicast · August 8, 2026 · Global · Source: Data Center Dynamics
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SpaceX and Tesla announce $16.8 billion investment in Texas 'TeraFab' AI chip manufacturing complex with Intel and xAI partnership; 100-million-square-foot facility creating 3,000 regional jobs.

Major domestic AI chip manufacturing capacity; reduces TSMC dependence for custom silicon; signals vertical integration of chip production into Tesla/SpaceX ecosystem.

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