Tesla's Terafab Launches March 21: Musk Targets Vertically Integrated AI Chip Fabrication

Elon Musk announced that the Terafab project launches March 21, 2026 — an ambitious plan to combine logic and memory chips in one vertically integrated fabrication process.

Av Joachim Høgby16. mars 2026 · 3 min lesingKilde: Tom's Hardware

Terafab: The Next Chip Venture

Elon Musk posted on X on Saturday that "Terafab Project launches in 7 days" — pointing to March 21, 2026 as the official launch date.

My take:

Terafab is ambitious and will take years to realize at full scale. But the signal is clear: major AI players will no longer accept dependence on a small number of chip manufacturers.

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