#chip manufacturing

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Tesla and SpaceX announced Terafab, a $25B chip fab in Austin claiming 1 terawatt of annual computing output — a figure semiconductor analysts call physically implausible
The announcement responds to genuine AI hardware scarcity: both companies have struggled to procure sufficient NVIDIA GPU capacity
Industry experts note leading-edge fab capabilities take decades to build; a more credible interpretation may be a custom chip design or packaging facility

DT Editorial Team·Mar 23, 2026·via electrek.co

Apple reveals detailed look at its US chip manufacturing process for the first time
Each chip undergoes hundreds of processing steps in ultra-clean fabrication environments
Disclosure comes as CHIPS Act funding flows to domestic semiconductor production
US currently produces only 12% of global semiconductors, down from 37% in 1990

DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·4 min read·via 9to5mac.com

KAIST develops carbon nanotube-based nano sandpaper with 500,000 times the abrasive density of commercial sandpaper
The solid-state pad achieves single-digit nanometer surface finishes for semiconductor wafer polishing
The technology could replace messy liquid CMP slurries as chips push toward sub-nanometer manufacturing tolerances

DT Editorial Team·Feb 12, 2026·3 min read·via sciencedaily.com