{"id":10376,"date":"2026-04-08T21:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=10376"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:16:37","slug":"intel-just-joined-musks-terafab-project-to-build-ai-chips-for-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=10376","title":{"rendered":"Intel Just Joined Musk&#8217;s Terafab Project to Build AI Chips for Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Elon Musk hosted Intel executives over the weekend, and on Tuesday the chipmaker announced it\u2019s joining Terafab \u2014 a massive AI chip project with factories designed for space. Intel announced on X that it will partner with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to build two advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@xAI<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tesla<\/a> to help refactor silicon fab technology.<\/p>\n<p>Our ability to design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale will help accelerate Terafab\u2019s aim to produce 1 TW\/year of compute to power\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2vUmXn0YhH\">pic.twitter.com\/2vUmXn0YhH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Intel (@intel) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intel\/status\/2041501301318766866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One factory will produce chips to power Tesla\u2019s cars and humanoid robots. The other is designed specifically for AI data centers in orbit. Intel\u2019s stock jumped 2% on the news and is up 38% so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX, which recently merged with xAI, confidentially filed for an IPO last week and plans a market launch later this year. The partnership shows Musk wants to build his own chip manufacturing capacity rather than relying solely on external suppliers. It\u2019s all part of a broader push for control over critical AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Elon Musk hosted Intel executives over the weekend, and on Tuesday the chipmaker announced it\u2019s joining Terafab \u2014 a massive AI chip project with factories designed for space. Intel announced on X that it will partner with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to build two advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceX<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@xAI<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tesla<\/a> to help refactor silicon fab technology.<\/p>\n<p>Our ability to design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale will help accelerate Terafab\u2019s aim to produce 1 TW\/year of compute to power\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2vUmXn0YhH\">pic.twitter.com\/2vUmXn0YhH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Intel (@intel) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intel\/status\/2041501301318766866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One factory will produce chips to power Tesla\u2019s cars and humanoid robots. The other is designed specifically for AI data centers in orbit. Intel\u2019s stock jumped 2% on the news and is up 38% so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX, which recently merged with xAI, confidentially filed for an IPO last week and plans a market launch later this year. The partnership shows Musk wants to build his own chip manufacturing capacity rather than relying solely on external suppliers. It\u2019s all part of a broader push for control over critical AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/business-news\/intel-signs-on-to-elon-musks-terafab-project\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk hosted Intel executives over the weekend, and on Tuesday the chipmaker announced it\u2019s joining Terafab \u2014 a massive AI chip project with factories designed for space. Intel announced on X that it will partner with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to build two advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas. 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