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Materials, Parts, and Equipment Companies in Focus as Semiconductor Production Project "Terafab" Moves Forward
"Some Could Begin Generating Actual Revenue Next Year"

An analysis has found that domestic materials, parts, and equipment companies could benefit as Elon Musk pushes ahead with Terafab, a large-scale semiconductor production project.

Park Junyoung, a researcher at Hanwha Investment & Securities, made the assessment in a recent report titled "Terafab: The Moment Imagination Turns into Orders," saying, "Terafab is one of the most imminent new themes in the materials, parts, and equipment sector."

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Park said that while questions remain about the technical feasibility of Terafab, it should be noted that the project is actually underway. "It will not be easy to build a production system integrating advanced logic, memory, and packaging in a short period," he said. "However, the success of the manufacturing technology and actual facility investment should be considered separately. Terafab is no longer just a plan; it is a project in progress." Citing reports of contact with domestic semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment companies, he added that efforts to build Terafab's supply chain had advanced beyond simply scouting suppliers and were moving into the actual supply-chain development stage.

Park emphasized that the benefits for materials, parts, and equipment companies could arrive sooner than expected, because factory infrastructure is being built ahead of semiconductor equipment validation. "Given the goal of commissioning equipment at the Austin fab next year and the construction progress in Grimes County, some infrastructure-related companies could begin generating actual revenue next year," he said. "For process-equipment companies, the prospect of follow-on large-volume orders could come into focus during the delivery and qualification of demo equipment in Austin, potentially driving share-price momentum first."

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