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Samsung Secures $16.5B Tesla AI Chip Manufacturing Deal

Samsung will produce Tesla's AI6 chips at its Texas fab starting in 2028 under a contract running through 2033.

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Samsung finalized a $16.5 billion contract to manufacture Tesla's next-generation AI6 processor through 2033.

Production is planned to begin around 2028 at Samsung's new semiconductor fab in Taylor, Texas.

Tesla is collaborating with Samsung to enhance manufacturing efficiency for the self-driving AI chips.

The AI6 chip is set to succeed the AI5 processor, which will enter mass production in 2026.

The strategic importance of this is hard to overstate.
— Elon Musk regarding the partnership between Samsung and Tesla.

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