The talks, who were at an early stage, occurred after the administration of the American president Donald Trump asked TSMC, the leading contractual manufacturer of the world, helped to overthrow the American industrial icon in difficulty, said sources under the cover of anonymity because the talks are not public.
TSMC plan details do not take more than 50% and its openings to potential partners are reported for the first time.
Any final agreement – whose value is not clear – would need the approval of the Trump administration, which did not want Intel or its foundry division to belong to a foreign property, according to sources.
Intel, TSMC, NVIDIA, AMD and Qualcomm refused to comment. The White House and Broadcom did not respond to requests for comments.