Not all that long ago, the prospect of chip giant Intel breaking up would have been unthinkable. But Intel’s foundry business has lost billions in recent years and Pat Gelsinger, the CEO who championed Intel’s beleaguered foundry,

Intel’s board has been in talks with potential buyers and the U.S. government, The Wall Street Journal said. Former CEO Gelsinger stepped down in December.

According to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, Taiwanese chip manufacturing company TSMC is primarily interested in acquiring Intel’s chip manufacturing and fabrication plants in the United States, the Intel Foundry.