# TeraFab procurement team visits Japan to place rush orders for semiconductor equipment

TeraFab, the semiconductor production project by Tesla and SpaceX, sent a procurement team to Japan earlier in November 2026 to place rush orders with equipment makers, aiming to start mass production in the second half of 2028.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-11-09
- Where: Japan
- Starts operating: Q3 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million wafers per month
- Products: AI chips, semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Terafab](https://endata.com/companies/95335.md)
- [Tesla](https://endata.com/companies/9860.md) (partner)
- [SpaceX](https://endata.com/companies/21902.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.fnnews.com](https://en.fnnews.com/news/202611090902383508), 2026-11-09: "TeraFab informally told equipment makers and others this fall that it intended to pursue mass production at that scale after 2028."

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