Musk says Tesla may 'tape out' next-generation AI6 chips in December

SEOUL, March ‌19 (Reuters) - Tesla ​CEO ​Elon Musk said on Thursday that the automaker may ‌be able to "tape out", a stage ⁠when a chip design is finalised and ‌sent to a factory ‌for production, its next-generation AI6 chips in December.

Musk said last year ​that Samsung Electronics would make the AI6 chips, likely to ⁠be used in self-driving cars and humanoid robots at ​Tesla' new factory in Taylor, Texas, after the Korean company ​clinched a $16.5 billion deal ‌to supply artificial intelligence chips to the electric car ⁠maker.

"With some luck and acceleration using AI, we might be able to tape ⁠out AI6 in December," Musk said on ​his social media platform X, when asked when the chip would reach final design.

A ‌Samsung executive said on Wednesday that it plans to ‌produce Tesla chips, based on Samsung's ⁠advanced 2-nanomete process, ‌in the ​second half of 2027.

(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Alexander ‌Smith)

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