Intel gained but a potential split of the company’s operations between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Broadcom faces major hurdles.

Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are separately exploring deals to take over parts of Intel, according to a report in The

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.

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.

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

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

People are impatient for Intel to get fixed, and have been for many years. Weird deal after weird deal keeps coming out of the rumor mill, and now we have

Chipzilla's design and manufacturing limbs said to be on the table Venture capitalists are circling Intel amid talk that the beleaguered chip giant may be carved up between Broadcom and TSMC, with one taking the design biz and the other the manufacturing fabs.

Intel is reportedly in discussions about selling its business. One potential scenario is Broadcom buying Intel's design arm and TSMC taking over its manufacturing unit.