SpaceX is reportedly planning to manufacture its own GPUs, the chips that power artificial intelligence. The revelation comes from excerpts of its S-1 registration, a document companies file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before going public.
As reported by Reuters, SpaceX lists “manufacturing our own GPUs” among its biggest capital expenditures in the future. This comes a month after Elon Musk announced its own TeraFab chip factory focused on developing chips that can survive the harsh conditions of space and power its orbital AI data centers.
SpaceXWhy is SpaceX making its own chips?
The short answer is supply. In its TeraFab announcement event, Elon Musk stated that even if they buy all existing chipsets, it will only cover 2% of their future requirements.
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