People are impatient for Intel to get fixed, and have been for many years. Weird deal after weird deal keeps coming out of the rumor mill, and now we have

Intel stock rose Tuesday as speculation mounts about deals to acquire different parts of the chip company. However, there are major hurdles for a reported potential split of the company’s operations between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Broadcom.

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.