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kē jì
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Musk (surname)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
jointly / in partnership with
liánhé
联合
Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
and / together with
yǔ
与
xAI (Musk AI startup)
xAI
xAI
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to build / to construct
jiànshè
建设
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
factory / manufacturing plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
。

Elon Musk (tech entrepreneur)
Āilóng Mǎsīkè
埃隆·马斯克
on / at (time preposition)
yú
于
March 22
3 yuè 22 rì
3月22日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
，
Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
、
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
and
hé
和
xAI (Musk AI startup)
xAI
xAI
will (future tense marker)
jiāng
将
jointly / together
gòngtóng
共同
to invest / investment
tóuzī
投资
more than / exceeding
chāoguò
超过
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
in / at
zài
在
Texas (US state)
Dékèsàsī Zhōu
德克萨斯州
to establish / to set up
jiànlì
建立
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
manufacturing
zhìzào
制造
facility / installation
shèshī
设施
Terafab (chip manufacturing project name)
Terafab
“Terafab”
。
this / the said (referring to previously mentioned)
gāi
该
project / initiative
xiàngmù
项目
aimed at / with the purpose of
zhǐzài
旨在
to produce / production
shēngchǎn
生产
used for / designed for
yòngyú
用于
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
inference / reasoning
tuīlǐ
推理
and
hé
和
outer space
tàikōng
太空
application / usage
yìngyòng
应用
(structural particle)
de
的
two types of
liǎng zhǒng
两种
specialized / purpose-built
zhuānyòng
专用
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

March 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Elon Musk (tech entrepreneur)
Āilóng Mǎsīkè
埃隆·马斯克
on / at (time preposition)
yú
于
March 22
3 yuè 22 rì
3月22日
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
，
Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
、
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
and
hé
和
xAI (Musk AI startup)
xAI
xAI
will (future tense marker)
jiāng
将
jointly / in partnership
liánhé
联合
to build / to construct
jiànshè
建设
one (measure word for facilities)
yī zuò
一座
named / called
míng wéi
名为
Terafab (chip manufacturing project)
Terafab
“Terafab”
(structural particle)
de
的
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
manufacturing
zhìzào
制造
facility / installation
shèshī
设施
。
this / the said (referring to previously mentioned)
gāi
该
project / initiative
xiàngmù
项目
total investment
zǒng tóuzī
总投资
expected / estimated
yùjì
预计
to exceed / more than
chāoguò
超过
$25 billion
250 yì měiyuán
250亿美元
，
prototype
yuánxíng
原型
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
will
jiāng
将
first / to begin with
shǒuxiān
首先
in / at
zài
在
Texas (US state)
Dékèsàsī Zhōu
德克萨斯州
Austin (city in Texas)
Àosīdīng Shì
奥斯汀市
to launch / to start up
qǐdòng
启动
。
Terafab (chip manufacturing project)
Terafab
Terafab
to plan / plans to
jìhuà
计划
in / within
zài
在
the same / within one
tóng yī
同一
campus / industrial park
yuánqū
园区
inside / within
nèi
内
to integrate / to consolidate
zhěnghé
整合
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
design
shèjì
设计
、
lithography
guāngkè
光刻
、
manufacturing
zhìzào
制造
、
chip packaging
fēngzhuāng
封装
and
yǔ
与
testing
cèshì
测试
etc. / and so on
děng
等
all / complete
quánbù
全部
production
shēngchǎn
生产
stages / links in the process
huánjié
环节
。
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
will
jiāng
将
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
two types of
liǎng zhǒng
两种
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
series / line
xìliè
系列
：
the first type
dì yī zhǒng
第一种
is
shì
是
designed for / aimed at
miànxiàng
面向
Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
、
robotaxi / autonomous taxi
jīqìrén chūzūchē
机器人出租车
and
hé
和
Optimus (Tesla humanoid robot)
Optimus
Optimus
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
(structural particle)
de
的
ground-based / terrestrial
dìmiàn
地面
inference (AI computing)
tuīlǐ
推理
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。
the second type
dì èr zhǒng
第二种
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
is / designated as
wéi
为
D3 (chip model name)
D3
D3
processor
chǔlǐqì
处理器
，
specifically designed for
zhuān wèi
专为
outer space
tàikōng
太空
environment / conditions
huánjìng
环境
designed for
shèjì
设计
，
to possess / equipped with
jùbèi
具备
high performance
gāo xìngnéng
高性能
and
hé
和
radiation resistance / radiation-hardened
kàng fúshè
抗辐射
capability
nénglì
能力
。
Musk (Elon Musk)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
Terafab (chip manufacturing project)
Terafab
Terafab
approximately / about
yuē
约
80 percent
bǎifēnzhī bāshí
80%
(structural particle)
de
的
computing power / compute capacity
suànlì
算力
will
jiāng
将
used for / directed toward
yòngyú
用于
orbital / in-orbit
guǐdào
轨道
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
system
xìtǒng
系统
，
the remaining / the rest
qíyú
其余
20 percent
bǎifēnzhī èrshí
20%
for use by / to supply
gōng
供
ground-based
dìmiàn
地面
to use / for use
shǐyòng
使用
。
fifth generation
dì wǔ dài
第五代
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
is planned / scheduled
jìhuà
计划
in
zài
在
end of 2026
2026 nián dǐ
2026年底
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
small-batch / limited quantity
xiǎo pīliàng
小批量
production
shēngchǎn
生产
，
and also / furthermore
bìng
并
in / by (time preposition)
yú
于
in the year 2027
2027 nián
2027年
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
mass production / volume production
liàngchǎn
量产
。
analysts / industry observers
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to believe / to consider
rènwéi
认为
，
this move / this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
aimed at / with the purpose of
zhǐzài
旨在
to reduce / to lower
jiàngdī
降低
Musk (Elon Musk)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
under the banner of / owned by
qíxià
旗下
companies / enterprises
qǐyè
企业
on / toward (preposition)
duì
对
overseas / foreign
jìngwài
境外
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
supplier / vendor
gōngyìng shāng
供应商
(structural particle)
de
的
dependence / reliance
yīlài
依赖
，
to enhance / to improve
tíshēng
提升
United States
Měiguó
美国
domestic / home-grown
běntǔ
本土
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
manufacturing
zhìzào
制造
capability / capacity
nénglì
能力
。

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Musk Announces $25 Billion Terafab Chip Factory in Texas With Tesla and xAI

Elon Musk announced on March 22 that Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI will jointly invest over $25 billion to build a chip manufacturing facility in Texas called Terafab, producing chips for AI inference and space applications.

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Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to revise / to amend
xiūɡǎi
修改
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
to give up / to relinquish
fànɡqì
放弃
exclusive
dújiā
独家
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权
。

Microsoft and OpenAI Revise Partnership to End Exclusive Licensing Arrangement

Dell (company)
Dài ěr
戴尔
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
server
fúwùqì
服务器
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
year over year
tónɡbǐ
同比
to surge dramatically
bàozēnɡ
暴增
757 percent
757%
757%
。

Dell AI Server Revenue Surges 757 Percent Year Over Year in Record Quarter

United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to obtain / to gain access to
huòdé
获得
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Willow (Google quantum chip)
Willow
Willow
quantum
liàngzǐ
量子
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
access rights / right to use
shǐyòngquán
使用权
。

UK Researchers at Kings College London Gain Access to Google Willow Quantum Chip

United States
Měiguó
美国
Illinois (US state)
Yīlìnuòyī Zhōu
伊利诺伊州
to pass (legislation)
tōngɡuò
通过
across the US / nationwide
quánměi
全美
most stringent / strictest
zuì yángé
最严格
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
safety / security
ānquán
安全
bill / legislation
fǎàn
法案
。

Illinois Passes Nation Most Stringent AI Safety Bill Requiring Third-Party Audits