# Tesla is preparing to move forward with a massive semiconductor manufacturing project aimed at meeting its rapidly growing artificial intelligence needs.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-03-14 · Livemint*

## Key points

- Tesla will launch its own giga-sized AI chip fab, 'Terafab,' within the next week.
- The Terafab facility is expected to achieve over 100,000 wafer starts per month capacity.
- Tesla is shifting to in-house AI5 processors after cancelling its Dojo chip program.
- The Terafab project could make Tesla an integrated device manufacturer in AI semiconductors.

**Companies:** Tesla, TSMC, Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology
**Countries:** United States, Taiwan, South Korea

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