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Broadcom has been closely examining Intel’s chip design and marketing business, while TSMC has studied controlling some or all of Intel’s chip plants, possibly as part of an investor

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Broadcom has interest in Intel’s chip-design business, while TSMC is looking at the company’s factories.

One solution being discussed is for Broadcom and TSMC to split Intel, with one part of the company focusing on design and another on production. Intel’s manufacturing division already has a degree of autonomy and reports its finances separately.

Shares of Intel jumped on Tuesday morning, the first day of trading since new reports emerged over the weekend that the chipmaker is the center of acquisition talks once again.