06:27 AM EST, 02/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with response from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) in the fifth paragraph.)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) and Broadcom ( AVGO ) are considering pitching deals to acquire separate pieces of Intel ( INTC ) , The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Broadcom ( AVGO ) is interested in Intel's ( INTC ) chip-design and marketing business, while Taiwan Semiconductor is eyeing Intel's ( INTC ) chip manufacturing plants, the report said.

The two companies are not collaborating and no formal proposals have yet been submitted to Intel ( INTC ), the report said.

Taiwan Semiconductor's possible acquisition of Intel ( INTC ) factories would entail US government regulatory approvals. The administration of President Donald Trump has indicated it would be reluctant to allow foreign ownership of Intel ( INTC ) plants, the report said.

Taiwan Semiconductor declined to comment. Intel ( INTC ) and Broadcom ( AVGO ) did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

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