Intel Floats Possibility of Licensing Chipmaking Deals but Would TSMC and Samsung Be Interested? Intel’s business model has come into question as the company lost its chip-manufacturing lead to TSMC and Samsung. By Reuters | Updated: 22 January 2021 11:04 IST Intel did not name companies it might license from but TSMC and Samsung are its only competitors Highlights Intel said the majority of its 2023 products would be made internally Licensing tech could help Intel avoid investments in rivals' factories Intel executives have raised the possibility of licensing chipmaking technology from outside firms, a move that could see it exchanging manufacturing secrets with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) or Samsung.