Musk vows to build 2nm fab, claims industry got cleanroom wrong

Amy Fan, Taipei

Jan 12, 2026, 15:05 0

Credit: AFP

Elon Musk recently declared that the semiconductor industry has erred in cleanroom design. As CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Musk promised that once Tesla establishes a 2nm process wafer fab, he will personally eat burgers and smoke cigars inside the facility.

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