As Wall Street continues to speculate about a potential split of chip giant Intel Corp., Piper Sandler believes that a Broadcom Inc. acquisition of the company’s core x86 business “would be extremely lucrative.

The most recent report from The Wall Street Journal claims Intel held "informal" talks to sell its foundry business to TSMC and its chip design business to Broadcom. Both rumored

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

Intel's rivals Taiwan Semiconductor and Broadcom are eyeing deals that would break the U.S. chipmaker in two, the Wall Street Journal reported

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.

Intel’s interim Executive Chairman Frank Yeary has reportedly been holding talks with both suitors and officials from the Trump administration, who are worried about the fate of a company that is still viewed as critical to U.S. national security. Yeary has reportedly said his main focus is to maximize value for Intel’s shareholders.

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

Intel shares jumped 9% in early trading after The Wall Street Journal reported that Broadcom and TSMC were eyeing separate deals that would break the U.S. chip maker in two. Read more:

Intel could sell its foundry and chip design segments to TSMC and Broadcom. TSMC would extend its lead as the world’s largest contract chipmaker. Broadcom would further expand its diversified ...

As Wall Street continues to speculate about a potential split of chip giant Intel Corp., Piper Sandler believes that a Broadcom Inc. acquisition of the company’s core x86 business “would be ...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) might be split up and sold to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), also known as TSMC, and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), according to the latest rumors. The chipmakers ...