TSMC confirms it is considering Terafab chipmaking expansion with Elon Musk

C.C. Wei, chief executive and chairman of TSMC, confirmed on Thursday that the company is considering expansion of its American production capacity beyond Arizona and Texas is one of the options it is evaluating. The head of the world's largest contract chipmaker also confirmed negotiations with Elon Musk regarding usage of Terafab, but stressed that to be a part of it, the fab must be managed by TSMC, which automatically excludes burgers and cigars in the cleanroom.

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"We expanded our capacity consideration to see outside Arizona, whether we can get another chance to expand our capacity," said C.C. Wei during the company's earnings call with financial analysts and investors. "Texas is one [of our options]. We sent the teams to Texas to do all the evaluation. …