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.

Despite its current woes, Intel remains a massive American chipmaker, and the US government will want to ensure that its fabs and technology remain under American control. Broadcom is a US company, but TSMC is based in Taiwan.

Intel is rising but a potential split of the company’s operations between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Broadcom faces major hurdles.