Samsung Electronics signs $16.5bn deal with Tesla to manufacture AI6 chips at Taylor, Texas fab
Eight-year deal was confirmed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on X
Eight-year deal was confirmed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on X
Acquired the assets for $3.5bn
Company secures more funds for cryptomine facility
Facility would be located in suburb of Bloomfield
Project expected to be energized in summer 2027
Loan backed up by fully leased data center in Mesa
The $50 million project will be funded by private and public investment
Follows expansion works in Texas, Spain, and Japan
Company plans multi-building campus near former power plant site
Site last sold in 2021, unclear when telco left the building
Expected to reduce emissions at the facility by a third
Company goes live outside Houston, launches new land & energy division
Follows on from T-Mobile's acquisition of Lumos earlier this year
Former DOE Loan Office head calls move illegal
Claims costs of chips made at Arizona fab are between 5 and 20 percent higher than those produced in Taiwan
Total project size reduced by a third
Developer Logistix will reapply with county authorities
Company posted a net loss of $2.9 billion on $12.9bn in flat quarterly revenue
Also notes that small cell sales are progressing well, while CEO search continues
Partners with Tallgrass to utilize natural gas pipelines
The company has raised $10.7m this year so far
Facility to sit on 11 acre land parcel in the region
Company revealed plan to reduce overall debt during earnings call this week