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.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Broadcom is said to be interested in Intel’s chip designs while TSMC may want to take over the company’s manufacturing capabilities. Although nothing is official,