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Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
and / together with
yǔ
与
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
in / at
zài
在
the state of Texas
Dékèsàsī Zhōu
德克萨斯州
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$16.8 billion USD
168 yì měiyuán
168亿美元
to build / to construct
jiànzào
建造
Terafab (semiconductor factory)
Terafab
Terafab
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
factory / manufacturing plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
。

Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
and / together with
yǔ
与
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will / future auxiliary
jiāng
将
in / at
zài
在
the state of Texas
Dékèsàsī Zhōu
德克萨斯州
Grimes County
Gélái Mǔsī Xiàn
格莱姆斯县
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$16.8 billion USD
168 yì měiyuán
168亿美元
to build / to establish
jiànshè
建设
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
Terafab (semiconductor factory)
Terafab
Terafab
，
for / in order to
wèi
为
under the umbrella of
qíxià
旗下
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
、
autonomous driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
and
hé
和
outer space
tàikōng
太空
computing
jìsuàn
计算
projects / programs
xiàngmù
项目
to provide / to supply
tígōng
提供
semiconductor chips
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

August 8, 2026 at 4:10 AM

the United States
měiguó
美国
electric vehicle
diàndòng qìchē
电动汽车
company
gōngsī
公司
Tesla
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
and / together with
yǔ
与
aerospace / space
hángtiān
航天
enterprise / company
qǐyè
企业
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
on / at (formal)
yú
于
August 6th
8 yuè 6 rì
8月6日
jointly / together
liánhé
联合
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will / future auxiliary
jiāng
将
in / at
zài
在
the state of Texas
Dékèsàsī Zhōu
德克萨斯州
Grimes County
Gélái Mǔsī Xiàn
格莱姆斯县
to invest
tóuzī
投资
$16.8 billion USD
168 yì měiyuán
168亿美元
，
jointly / together
gòngtóng
共同
to build / to construct
jiànzào
建造
large-scale
dàxíng
大型
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
manufacturing
zhìzào
制造
factory / plant
gōngchǎng
工厂
Terafab (semiconductor factory)
Terafab
Terafab
。
the said / this
gāi
该
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
will
jiāng
将
to integrate / to consolidate
zhěnghé
整合
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
structural particle
de
的
manufacturing
zhìzào
制造
、
packaging / encapsulation
fēngzhuāng
封装
and
hé
和
testing
cèshì
测试
stage / link in the chain
huánjié
环节
，
to form / to create
xíngchéng
形成
complete / comprehensive
wánzhěng
完整
structural particle
de
的
vertical
chuízhí
垂直
integrated
yītǐhuà
一体化
production chain
shēngchǎn liàn
生产链
。
relativizer particle
suǒ
所
to produce / to manufacture
shēngchǎn
生产
structural particle
de
的
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
will
jiāng
将
to be used for
yòng yú
用于
Tesla
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
structural particle
de
的
Optimus (Tesla humanoid robot)
Optimus
Optimus
humanoid
rénxíng
人形
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
and
hé
和
Cybercab (Tesla autonomous taxi)
Cybercab
Cybercab
autonomous / self-driving
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
taxi
chūzū chē
出租车
，
as well as / and also
yǐjí
以及
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
to develop
kāifā
开发
structural particle
de
的
outer space
tàikōng
太空
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
system
xìtǒng
系统
。
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
Terafab
Terafab
Terafab
once completed / upon completion
jiànchéng
建成
after / following
hòu
后
will
jiāng
将
to become
chéngwéi
成为
the Earth
dìqiú
地球
on / upon
shàng
上
largest
zuìdà
最大
structural particle
de
的
building / structure
jiànzhù
建筑
，
total area
zǒng miànjī
总面积
to exceed / to surpass
chāoguò
超过
100 million square feet
1 yì píngfāng yīngchǐ
1亿平方英尺
。
the said / this
gāi
该
factory
gōngchǎng
工厂
to be expected / projected
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
将
to create
chuàngzào
创造
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
3,000
3000 gè
3000个
employment
jiùyè
就业
position / post
gǎngwèi
岗位
，
and / furthermore
bìng
并
to drive / to promote
tuīdòng
推动
local
dāngdì
当地
economy
jīngjì
经济
development / growth
fāzhǎn
发展
。
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out / to note
zhǐchū
指出
，
this / the current
cǐcì
此次
investment
tóuzī
投资
marks / signifies
biāozhìzhe
标志着
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
under the umbrella of
qíxià
旗下
companies / enterprises
qǐyè
企业
to accelerate
jiākuài
加快
to break free from / to shed
bǎituō
摆脱
toward / regarding
duì
对
external
wàibù
外部
semiconductor chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
supplier
gōngyìng shāng
供应商
dependence / reliance
yīlài
依赖
structural particle
de
的
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
pace / steps
bùfá
步伐
。

News in English

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Tesla and SpaceX Announce 16.8 Billion Dollar Terafab Chip Plant in Texas

Tesla and SpaceX jointly announced a $16.8 billion semiconductor factory called Terafab in Grimes County, Texas, to supply chips for robots, autonomous vehicles, and space computing.

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