Drone flyover reveals rapid progress at Elon Musk’s new ATCF chip fab — Texas site prepares for all-in-one logic, memory, and packaging facility
The videos and photos come courtesy of flight instructor and drone videographer Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), who regularly documents the progress of Giga Texas and Starbase projects. Considering that the fab was only announced on March 21 this year, groundwork has been brisk, and in a follow-up post, Tegtmeyer states progress has “hit another gear.”How does the Advanced Technology Chip fab (joint venture between @Tesla and @SpaceX) look today? The beveled corners that we saw in the original render have yet to emerge, so I’m not sure if this… pic.twitter.com/rQOBfEMLPSJuly 27, 2026A few days later, there was an update with progress clearly accelerating, according to Tegtmeyer.
- ▪The videos and photos come courtesy of flight instructor and drone videographer Joe Tegtmeyer (@JoeTegtmeyer), who regularly documents the progress of Giga Texas and Starbase projects.
- ▪Considering that the fab was only announced on March 21 this year, groundwork has been brisk, and in a follow-up post, Tegtmeyer states progress has “hit another gear.”How does the Advanced Technology Chip fab (joint venture between @Tesla
- ▪The beveled corners that we saw in the original render have yet to emerge, so I’m not sure if this… pic.twitter.com/rQOBfEMLPSJuly 27, 2026A few days later, there was an update with progress clearly accelerating, according to Tegtmeyer.
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Tech Industry Manufacturing Semiconductors Drone flyover reveals rapid progress at Elon Musk’s new ATCF chip fab — Texas site prepares for all-in-one logic, memory, and packaging facility News By Mark Tyson Published 3 August 2026 Eyes in the sky confirm that ground work has 'hit another gear.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: SpaceX) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Drone flyovers of Elon Musk’s new Advanced Technology Chip Fab (ATCF) in Texas have been shared on social media.
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