# Elon Musk's massive Terafab chip-making facility starts to take shape — 100 million square feet of manufacturing space and $16.8B initial capital investment

> SpaceX and Tesla on Thursday formally unveiled plans for the initial phase of their Terafab project. The first stage of the plan — which is expected to use Intel's 14A process technology — is expected to require $16.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/terafab-starts-to-take-shape-100-million-square-feet-of-manufacturing-space-and-usd16-8b-initial-capital-investment?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a75cd2037eb177d06a4d512)
- **Published:** 2026-08-07
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #intel #ai #tesla
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