{"id":379,"date":"2025-03-12T19:17:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4297186"},"modified":"2025-03-12T19:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T19:17:26","slug":"intel-foundry-shake-up-tsmc-proposes-shared-takeover-with-chip-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/intel-foundry-shake-up-tsmc-proposes-shared-takeover-with-chip-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel Foundry Shake-Up: TSMC Proposes Shared Takeover with Chip Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Intel foundry. Image: Intel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has offered a share in its proposed acquisition of Intel\u2019s chip foundries to NVIDIA, Broadcom, and AMD, sources told Reuters. The Taiwanese chipmaker intends to oversee the operations of Intel\u2019s fab division, but aims to retain less than 50% ownership and is seeking multiple partners for the deal.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Intel\u2019s reluctance and internal divisions<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the anonymous sources, Intel does not want to sell its chip design house separately from the foundry division, which manufactures custom chips for its customers. Intel executives are also divided on whether striking any deal is a good idea.<\/p>\n

Last month, it was reported that TSMC and Broadcom were considering splitting the U.S. company\u2019s manufacturing and design<\/a> arms between them. Intel\u2019s factories already operate somewhat independently; since 2022, they have taken orders from outside customers and in-house at equal priority.<\/p>\n