[Musk: Tesla and SpaceX to Independently Build and Operate Terafab, TSMC May Only Lease Partial Capacity] Deep Tide TechFlow reports that on October 7, according to Reuters, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that Tesla and SpaceX will independently build and operate the Terafab AI chip factory located in Texas, with TSMC possibly leasing only a portion of the facility. Musk had previously mentioned last week that both parties had initiated discussions on potential collaboration for the Terafab project. However, when responding to the claim on the X platform that 'the most likely outcome is for TSMC to own and operate the factory,' Musk clarified: 'No, we will build and operate this factory ourselves, there should be no doubt about this.' Musk further added that TSMC 'might be able to lease part of Terafab, but that's all.'