As part of the new Terafab project, which Elon Musk announced in collaboration with SpaceX and xAI, the creation of the largest microchip manufacturing plant in the world is planned. This step is seen as an important milestone on the path to forming a "galactic civilization," reports Kazinform.
The factory, with a capacity of up to 1 terawatt per year, will combine the production of logic and memory chips, as well as their high-tech assembly.
Musk emphasized that for the mass use of solar energy, it will be necessary to launch up to 100 million tons of equipment into orbit annually. This requires the creation of infrastructure capable of ensuring regular cargo launches into space, as well as deploying solar-powered artificial intelligence satellites and attracting millions of Tesla Optimus humanoid robots.
To accomplish all these tasks, an enormous number of microchips will be needed. According to Musk's estimates, only for the Optimus robots, between 100 to 200 gigawatts of computing power will be required, while for the satellites, a level of one terawatt will be necessary.
He also noted that even with the current growth rates, the global semiconductor industry will not be able to meet such demand either now or by 2030.
The main goal of the Terafab project is to bridge the gap between current manufacturing capabilities and future computing power needs.
