Musk Gets "Advised to Step Back" by Chip Expert: Terafab Project Is Harder Than Launching a Starship Rocket

PANews, October 10 news: According to Wccftech, Musk stated that his Terafab manufacturing project will have the capacity to produce 1 terawatt of computing power, but semiconductor experts point out that this goal is very difficult to achieve. Industry insiders emphasize that the barriers to entry in chip manufacturing are extremely high, and achieving stable yields at Terafab may be more difficult than sending Starship to Mars. A Samsung executive revealed that the strength of the chip manufacturing industry depends on knowledge accumulated over many years through the complex process of continuously improving yields. To bring equipment to mass-production yield levels and maintain the optimal combination of process steps requires at least 30 years. Park Joon-yong, an analyst at Korea's Hanwha Securities, believes that Terafab aims to provide chips for application areas ranging from aerospace to autonomous vehicles and robots.

PANews, October 10 news: According to Wccftech, Musk claims that his Terafab manufacturing project will have the capacity to produce 1 terawatt of computing power, but semiconductor experts point out that this goal is very difficult to achieve. Industry insiders emphasize that the barriers to entry in chip manufacturing are extremely high, and that achieving stable yields at Terafab may be more difficult than sending Starship to Mars. A Samsung executive revealed that the strength of the chip manufacturing industry depends on knowledge accumulated over many years through the complex process of continuously improving yields. To bring equipment to mass-production yield levels and maintain the optimal combination of process steps requires at least 30 years.

Park Joon-yong, an analyst at Hanwha Securities in South Korea, believes that Terafab is intended to provide chips for application areas ranging from aerospace to autonomous vehicles and robots. Intel's chip production experience is crucial for Tesla and SpaceX, as it can help Terafab quickly develop production systems without spending a great deal of time developing technology from scratch.