Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) shares are trading higher Monday following reports suggesting NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) are performing manufacturing tests with the company.

Intel rivals Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Broadcom are reportedly exploring potential deals that could split the storied American chip giant.

Chip designers Nvidia and Broadcom are running manufacturing tests with Intel , two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, demonstrating early confidence in the struggling company's advanced production techniques.

Palantir Technologies stock returned 240% in the past year, bringing its market value to $199 billion as of March 2. But certain Wall Street analysts think Shopify ( SHOP -4.84%) and Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD -1.63%) will top that figure within a year.

History seems to be repeating itself for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). In the early 2000s, it was said that Intel let AMD survive only so that Intel wouldn't be considered a monopoly in the PC processor market.

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The buy the dip crowd failed to make an appearance Tuesday and the tech stocks they’ve been pumping up suffered the damage.

Intel (INTC) is in focus amid ongoing recovery ... which has struggled to keep up as names like Nvidia (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have capitalized on the artificial intelligence ...