Musk launches a project "TerraFab" To produce chips for artificial intelligence

Advertise Elon Musk Saturday announced a project to manufacture Chips for artificial intelligence, robotics, and data centers in space, in the latest initiative launched by the world’s richest people.

The goal of a factory "TerraFab" The location near Austin, Texas, produces one terawatt of computing power per year, according to what Musk announced.

One terawatt equals one thousand billion watts, which is slightly less than the total capacity of the United States to produce electricity.

The American billionaire indicated that the project is being implemented within the framework of cooperation between his company to produce electric vehicles "Tesla" And those that specialize in Satellite navigation "SpaceX"

The value of the initial investment was not revealed, which media reports said ranged between 20 and 25 billion dollars.

Musk justified the establishment of "TerraFab" With the increasing demand for computational capabilities in… "Tesla" and"SpaceX" This exceeds the production capacity of global suppliers.

The project aims to produce chips capable of supporting between 100 and 200 gigawatts of computation on Earth and one terawatt in space.

Musk did not specify any time limit for the project. In the past, he has announced ambitious projects within tight deadlines that did not produce the desired results on time.