# Tesla x SpaceX (Terafab, Grimes County): partnership

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SpaceX and Tesla are jointly building Terafab, a planned advanced semiconductor manufacturing complex in Grimes County, Texas (logic, memory, and packaging under one roof). SpaceX Updates describes more than 100 million square feet of planned manufacturing space, about $16.8 billion initial-phase capital, and at least 3,000 jobs, with chips aimed at Optimus, Cybercab, and SpaceX space-based data centers. Late Sep 2026 aerial photography (Joe Tegtmeyer) shows foundation and clearing progress at the Grimes County site since mid-September. Distinct from Terabase Energy's unrelated Terafab solar-construction system (model terabase-terafab).

- **Type:** joint venture
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [Tesla](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/tesla.md) co developer
- [SpaceX](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/spacex.md) co developer

## Sources (4)

1. https://www.spacex.com/updates/terafab
2. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/space/article/terafab-what-to-know-22378844.php
3. https://x.com/JoeTegtmeyer/status/2104003574879391772 · 2026-09-26
4. https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2104012982023811527 · 2026-09-26


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