Yee LeeSINGAPORE/NEW YORK/TAIPEI (Reuters) -TSMC has pitched U.S. chip designers Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom about taking stakes in a joint venture that would operate Intel's factories,

In the on-again, off-again saga of TSMC's supposed designs on Intel's chip factories, there's a new twist. Reuters reports that TSMC has pitched Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom with the idea of a joint venture to take control of Intel's struggling fabs.

Shares of Intel rose on Wednesday following a Reuters report that TSMC has pitched Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom on a plan to run Intel's chip manufacturing business.