(Reuters) -Chipmaker Intel has approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company about investments in manufacturing or partnerships, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The development follows a Bloomberg report on Wednesday that said Intel was in talks with Apple about securing an investment in the struggling chipmaker.

Intel’s efforts to get outside investment began before U.S. President Donald Trump showed an interest in the company last month, WSJ said, but have gone into overdrive since the U.S. took a 10% stake in it.

Intel declined to comment, while TSMC did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comments.

Last week, Nvidia announced it would invest $5 billion in Intel for a roughly 4% stake in the company.

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