# Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip production project has a new partner in Intel.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-07 · CNET*

## Key points

- Intel has partnered with Elon Musk's Terafab to design and build AI chip production hardware.
- Terafab aims to produce enough chips for one terawatt of computing power per year.
- Intel's own Ohio AI chip fabs are delayed, with operations now expected to start in 2031 and 2032.
- Terafab's chips are intended for Musk's self-driving cars, humanoid robots, and AI data centers.

**Companies:** Intel, Tesla, SpaceX, Terafab
**Countries:** United States, Taiwan

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