Tesla Signs a $16.5 Billion Deal for Samsung to Make Its AI6 Chip in Texas
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterCNBC[1], 28 July 2025: Samsung's filing 'mentioned... that the effective start date of the contract was July 26, 2025 — receipt of orders — and its end date was Dec. 31, 2033', and Musk confirmed Tesla as the counterparty that day; the pin starts on the disclosure and ends at the exclusive boundary after 31 December 2033.
Samsung disclosed a $16.5 billion chipmaking contract running to the end of 2033, and Elon Musk confirmed Samsung's new fab in Taylor, Texas, will be dedicated to Tesla's next-generation AI6 chip.
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