What is Terafab? Intel joins Elon Musk’s mission to build chips for space and robots

Intel announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla on the recently launched Terafab project to build semiconductors. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Intel confirmed that the company will help the Terafab project ‘refactor’ silicon fab technology, a process that is used in semiconductor manufacturing to eliminate physical inefficiencies and streamline production.

“Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with @SpaceX, @xAI, and @Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology.