TSMC insists on controlling Musk's Terafab chip production operations, and the two sides remain in negotiations

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TSMC's cooperation with Musk Terafab remains under negotiation, and the two sides have given different accounts of who will operate the wafer fab.

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TSMC insists on retaining operational control over chip production in talks with Musk Terafab PANews news: TSMC is negotiating cooperation on a project with Elon Musk, but TSMC emphasizes that, in any cooperation arrangement, TSMC must retain operational control over chip production.October 15 TSMC is negotiating cooperation on a project with Elon Musk Terafab but TSMC emphasizes that, in any cooperation arrangement, TSMC must retain operational control over chip production. When asked whether TSMC would participate in Musk's ambitious chip manufacturing plan, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei stated that the company must be responsible for operating the wafer fab. Previously, Musk said last week that TSMC could at most lease capacity and could not be responsible for the factory's production operations. Wei said on the conference call: "We are still discussing this. But I want to emphasize that the wafer fab must be operated by TSMC." In response to speculation that TSMC might participate in operating the factory, Musk previously said that Terafab it would be operated entirely by companies under his control. Apart from confirming that the two sides are in negotiations, neither side has disclosed specific terms of any potential cooperation arrangement. TSMC...

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TSMC is negotiating cooperation on a project with Elon Musk.Terafab project.
TSMC's CEO C.C. Wei stated that the wafer fab must be operated by TSMC.
Musk previously said that TSMC could at most lease capacity and could not be responsible for the factory's production operations.
The two sides have not disclosed specific terms of any potential cooperation arrangement.

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This means that the two sides are discussing cooperation, but they differ on who will be responsible for the factory's day-to-day production operations: TSMC says it must operate the factory, while Musk previously said that the factory would be operated by companies under his control.

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Responsibility for operations will affect the cooperation arrangement, but there are currently no formal cooperation terms, and the project's specific implementation remains unclear.

A wafer fab is a factory that produces chips; operational control determines who is responsible for production management and day-to-day operations.

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The original evidence is truncated at “TSMC...”.
The two sides have not yet announced a formal cooperation agreement, capacity arrangements, or project timeline.
It remains unclear whether the two sides will ultimately reach agreement on responsibility for operating the wafer fab.

TSMC insists on controlling Musk's Terafab chip production operations, and the two sides remain in negotiations

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