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Besxar Prototyping Orbital Semiconductor Factory with SpaceX Falcon 9

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Consensus Brief

Besxar, a startup founded by Ashley Pilipiszyn, is developing an orbital semiconductor factory utilizing SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for prototyping. The company has successfully tested its 'fabships' in orbit, demonstrating the potential for cleaner semiconductor production in space. Besxar aims to scale up production and supply advanced wafers to chipmakers, contingent on the operational status of next-generation rockets.

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Besxar has successfully completed initial tests of its semiconductor production canisters in space, marking a significant step in its development process.

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Confirmed Fact

Besxar has raised almost $14 million, including a $9 million seed round led by Dauntless Ventures and Overture VC.

Confirmed Fact

The flown samples were the cleanest and had the least amount of particulate matter compared to non-flown terrestrial wafers.

Official Claim

Besxar expects to scale up to hundreds and then thousands of wafers per fab.

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Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time

TechCrunch·2h ago