Musk Tried to Buy Intel, TSMC and Micron Fabs for Terafab, Was Turned Down

Elon Musk first sought to buy manufacturing facilities from Intel, TSMC and Micron before pivoting to partnerships for his Terafab project, The Elec reports. Terafab targets 100,000 wafers per month by 2030 and eventually 1 million, with Intel partnering via its 14A process.

• Terafab targets 100,000 wafers per month by 2030, scaling to 1 million
• Intel partners with Terafab through its 14A manufacturing technology
• TSMC would only join as a subcontractor and insists on running the plants
• Suppliers include Lam Research, Applied Materials and Korean firms