5 Burning Questions About Elon Musk’s Terafab Chip Partnership with Intel

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said Tuesday that the chipmaker will “work closely” with Elon Musk to support the billionaire entrepreneur’s Terafab project, a potentially massive chip development and fabrication operation that will be jointly developed by SpaceX and Tesla. A photo posted by Intel’s official Musk’s 1-terawatt, ultrahigh performance chip-fabrication facility, which may span multiple … Read more

The Ridiculously Nerdy Intel Bet That Could Rake in Billions

It’s still an extremely challenging proposition. “Packaging is not as easy as saying, ‘I want to run 100,000 wafers per month,’” says Jim McGregor, a longtime chip industry analyst and the founder of Tirias Research, referring to a continuous flow of chips in various stages of production. “It really comes down to whether Intel’s [packaging] … Read more