# Tesla and SpaceX Terafab begins ordering Japanese chipmaking equipment

Tesla and SpaceX's joint Terafab semiconductor project has begun ordering equipment from Japanese suppliers for a massive chipmaking facility in Texas, targeting production equivalent to 1 million silicon wafers per month starting in 2032, with mass production aimed for the second half of 2028.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-11-10
- Where: Texas, United States
- Starts operating: Q3 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million silicon wafers per month
- Products: processing chips for AI and robotics, memory chips, logic chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [driveteslacanada.ca](https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/terafab-japan-suppliers-2028-mass-production/), 2026-11-10: "The order is crazy, but our only choice is to do our best to meet it."

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