{"id":9257,"date":"2026-03-23T18:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=9257"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:46:09","slug":"musk-plans-chip-factories-that-will-double-existing-u-s-output","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=9257","title":{"rendered":"Musk Plans Chip Factories That Will Double Existing U.S. Output"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There is a chip shortage and Elon Musk isn\u2019t waiting for suppliers to fix it. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO announced plans Sunday to build \u201cTerafab,\u201d two advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas. Musk says current global chip production meets only 3% of his companies\u2019 future needs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/musk-says-spacex-tesla-build-advanced-chip-factories-austin-2026-03-22\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/musk-says-spacex-tesla-build-advanced-chip-factories-austin-2026-03-22\/\">according to Reuters<\/a>.<\/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\">Given that several companies make advanced chips, but no companies have ever made fully reusable rockets or achieved SpaceX scale, I think Starship is harder, but we shall see.<\/p>\n<p>Terafab will technically be two fabs, each making only one chip design. This greatly simplifies\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2035743704322023820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One factory will produce chips for Tesla vehicles and Optimus humanoid robots. The other will make specialized chips designed for AI satellites in space. Together, the facilities will eventually produce one terawatt of computing capacity per year \u2014 double what the entire United States currently generates.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said he\u2019s grateful to existing chip suppliers like Samsung, TSMC and Micron, but insists demand from his companies will eventually exceed total global chip output. \u201cWe either build the Terafab or we don\u2019t have the chips,\u201d he said during a Saturday presentation in Austin. He didn\u2019t provide a timeline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>There is a chip shortage and Elon Musk isn\u2019t waiting for suppliers to fix it. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO announced plans Sunday to build \u201cTerafab,\u201d two advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas. Musk says current global chip production meets only 3% of his companies\u2019 future needs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/musk-says-spacex-tesla-build-advanced-chip-factories-austin-2026-03-22\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/musk-says-spacex-tesla-build-advanced-chip-factories-austin-2026-03-22\/\">according to Reuters<\/a>.<\/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\">Given that several companies make advanced chips, but no companies have ever made fully reusable rockets or achieved SpaceX scale, I think Starship is harder, but we shall see.<\/p>\n<p>Terafab will technically be two fabs, each making only one chip design. This greatly simplifies\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2035743704322023820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One factory will produce chips for Tesla vehicles and Optimus humanoid robots. The other will make specialized chips designed for AI satellites in space. Together, the facilities will eventually produce one terawatt of computing capacity per year \u2014 double what the entire United States currently generates.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said he\u2019s grateful to existing chip suppliers like Samsung, TSMC and Micron, but insists demand from his companies will eventually exceed total global chip output. \u201cWe either build the Terafab or we don\u2019t have the chips,\u201d he said during a Saturday presentation in Austin. He didn\u2019t provide a timeline.<\/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\/elon-musk-plans-to-build-chip-factories\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a chip shortage and Elon Musk isn\u2019t waiting for suppliers to fix it. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO announced plans Sunday to build \u201cTerafab,\u201d two advanced chip factories in Austin, Texas. Musk says current global chip production meets only 3% of his companies\u2019 future needs, according to Reuters. 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