Terafab starts hiring: 1 TW/year chip output and orbital AI compute in its sights
seanmcdonaldxyz · x · 2026-09-26
Terafab, a chip-manufacturing venture staffed by ex-Tesla talent, has opened hiring for its etch process team. Its site bills it as 'the most epic chip-building effort ever': logic, memory, and advanced packaging under one 100-million-sq-ft roof targeting 1 TW/year of chip output (vs 0.5 TW of current annual US consumption), leveraging 1B Optimus robots and Starship launching 10M tons/year to orbit—ultimately moving AI compute to space. It names AI5/AI6 chips and Starship V3 and emphasizes a 'One Etch,' high-ownership engineering culture.
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