GoKawiilASML speeds up equipment shipments for Musk's Terafab chip project
Elon Musk said ASML and other key semiconductor equipment suppliers have accelerated deliveries to support the Terafab chip plant being built jointly by Tesla and SpaceX. Speaking on SpaceX's Q3 2026 earnings broadcast on X, Musk targeted volume chip production at the Gibbons Creek, Texas facility by late 2028, with an experimental test chip expected from an Austin research fab around Q2 2027.
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Musk's own description of the timeline as having 'big error bars' suggests the schedule is highly speculative despite supplier cooperation. The announcement also ties into his broader AI compute ambitions, including a planned 440,000-GPU Nvidia cluster, indicating Terafab could be positioned as part of a vertically integrated chip-to-compute strategy spanning Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI.
- ASML and other suppliers have expedited equipment shipments for Terafab, per Musk.
- Volume chip production targeted for Gibbons Creek, Texas by Q3/Q4 2028, with a test chip from Austin by Q2 2027.
- Musk also outlined plans for 13 GW of AI compute by end of 2027, including a 440,000-GPU Nvidia Vera Rubin cluster.
Source: tomshardware.com — Etiido Uko, 2026-10-21
Published there as: “ASML and other critical semiconductor equipment suppliers expedite shipments to Musk's Terafab”
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