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A very Silicon Valley plot twist
Elon Musk said Tesla wants to use Intel’s next-generation 14A manufacturing process for chips tied to its Terafab project, the AI chip complex Musk has been envisioning in Texas. In plain English: Tesla is apparently looking at Intel’s foundry tech as a way to help build the brains behind its AI ambitions.
Why investors are paying attention
This is bigger than one flashy quote. Intel has been trying to convince the market it can become more than the company your uncle remembers from beige desktop towers. Foundry wins are the whole game, and a Tesla association gives Intel a much shinier résumé page.
For Tesla, the move would fit the company’s habit of acting like a carmaker, robot builder, battery company, and AI lab all at once. Because why settle for one identity when you can have four and a moonshot?
The takeaway
- Intel gets a fresh dose of foundry validation if the Terafab plan advances
- Tesla gets a potential chip-making partner for its AI hardware ambitions
- The market may treat this as a longer-term signal, not a near-term revenue jolt
Big picture: deals like this matter because they can turn hype into actual factory demand. And in chip world, “we might use your process” is sometimes the first breadcrumb on the road to a much bigger feast.