Tesla is all set to begin production of its AI5 chip on Samsung's 2nm process technology after a successful tapeout back in April. Samsung & TSMC To Produce Tesla's AI5 Chip With The Former Leveraging Its 2nm Capabilities Last month, Elon Musk announced the successful tape-out of its AI5 AI chip. Elon shared pictures of the chip, featuring a large primary die in the middle that will handle all of the compute and 12 DRAM modules on the outskirts, offering high capacity and efficiency-optimized bandwidth. The DRAM modules in the picture are from SK hynix, and while the DRAM SKU […]

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Samsung is gearing up to commence mass production of the Tesla AI5 chip at its Taylor fab on the 2nm process. The company has reportedly completed “tape-out,” that is, finalizing the design for mass production.

Recently, a Samsung Foundry executive announced on LinkedIn that the 2nm chip design tape-out has been completed for Tesla AI5. However, the Samsung official removed the post shared on his LinkedIn account.

In his post, the Samsung Foundry principal engineer stated, “The AI5 is scheduled to be produced using Samsung’s 2nm process at the Taylor, Texas plant and will soon be equipped in Tesla’s latest products.”

The Taylor fab is expected to start initial operations later this year before taking on mass production for key customers, including Tesla, in 2027.

Why does Tesla AI5 matter for Samsung Foundry?

The AI5 program carries significance well beyond a single customer win. Samsung already manufactures Tesla’s current AI4 chip on its 7nm process at its Pyeongtaek campus, with an upgraded AI4 variant also expected to remain there.

AI5, however, represents the transition to Samsung’s cutting-edge 2nm technology and its brand-new Texas manufacturing base. Reports also suggest Tesla’s future AI chip roadmap will be divided between Samsung and TSMC.

Securing a large production program like Tesla AI5 could help improve factory utilization and demonstrate the competitiveness of Samsung’s advanced process technologies.

This project is likely to become the industry’s first real test of how well Samsung’s Taylor fab can execute leading-edge production at scale.

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