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Intel joins Musk's Terafab AI chip project
Intel said it will join SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to build two advanced chip fabs in Austin to supply high-performance chips for cars, robots and space-based AI data centers.
Apr 7th 2026 · United States
Insights
- Intel will partner with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI on the Terafab AI chip complex.
- The project will build two factories in Austin, Texas, for chips serving vehicles and humanoid robots and for AI data centers in space.
- Terafab aims to produce 1 terawatt per year of compute to power future AI and robotics advances.
- SpaceX filed confidentially for a US IPO and plans a market debut later this year, and Intel shares rose about 2% on the announcement.
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