X @郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo)

For Elon Musk and Tesla, this represents a valuable opportunity to gain real-world foundry experience at an exceptionally low cost — something TSMC would never allow. It enables Tesla to enhance its chip design capabilities, particularly in manufacturability, while also gaining deeper manufacturing knowledge, which will give them more leverage in future negotiations with foundries. In the long run, Elon Musk's businesses will only demand more advanced chips, so acquiring core manufacturing expertise becomes ...