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[global times special correspondent wang pinzhi] over the past weekend, the news that the us chip giant qualcomm intends to acquire intel, another chip giant that is currently in deep trouble, has set off the entire industry. the news was first revealed by the wall street journal last friday, and intel's stock price immediately ushered in a wave of rebounds, soaring 8% by the close of us stocks last friday. the wall street journal said that qualcomm has recently proposed to intel for acquisition. however, the financial times of the united kingdom later disclosed that qualcomm's acquisition of intel is far from certain, and qualcomm has never "officially" expressed information about the acquisition.

how feasible is the acquisition?

intel's shares have fallen 50 percent since the beginning of the year, leaving the company to deal with risks from potential acquirers and threats from hostile shareholders.

according to several financial media reports, intel's current market value is $93 billion. if qualcomm really acquires intel, the deal is expected to surpass microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of american game company activision blizzard, becoming the largest acquisition in the history of the technology industry. according to the financial times, sources revealed that intel is evaluating qualcomm's acquisition intention with goldman sachs and morgan stanley. other sources also said that intel is indeed considering various asset sales plans, and qualcomm is considering acquiring several different assets under intel and ignited the idea of ​​acquiring intel as a whole. qualcomm currently has a market value of $188 billion and is said to be working with evercore investment bank to evaluate what strategy to take next for intel.