Broadcom (AVGO) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) are weighing plans to bid for Intel (INTC) that may break-up the storied chipmaker, in response to a brand new report.

Broadcom has been wanting into Intel’s chip-design and advertising and marketing enterprise and and has “informally mentioned” a bid with its advisers if it finds a companion for Intel’s chip-making operations, in response to a narrative printed Saturday by The Wall Road Journal. Broadcom designs customized AI chips for a number of massive U.S. tech corporations including Alphabet and Meta.

TSMC, in the meantime, has examined taking up some or all of Intel’s chip vegetation as a part of an investor consortium or one other construction. TSMC, the world’s largest chip producer and main Intel Foundry competitor, has been the topic of several recent reports recording attainable Intel-related plans.The Journal, which cited individuals aware of the matter for Saturday’s article, stated Intel and Broadcom aren’t working collectively and talks are nonetheless at an off-the-cuff and early stage.

Intel, Broadcom and TSMC didn’t instantly return requests for remark.

Intel has struggled in recent times because the chipmaker has struggled to catch the artificial intelligence wave and grappled with makes an attempt to show itself round, leading to final 12 months’s ousting of former CEO Pat Gelsinger. Its foundry business has struggled to maintain up with TSMC, shedding $13.4 billion in 2024. Its shares misplaced a big chunk of their value 12 months, although its inventory got a boost final week when Vice President JD Vance stated the Trump administration would take steps to make sure AI chips are designed and manufactured within the U.S.

A breakup of Intel would seemingly require U.S. authorities signoff.