"New York Post" quoted informed sources said, Intel and Altera programmable logic chip giant has restarted merger talks, the final deal size could reach $ 13 billion.
It is expected that the results of the talks is expected to announce in the next few weeks. The source said: "If the two sides reach an agreement soon would not be surprising."
In March this year there was news that Intel is discussing the acquisition of Altera, deal size is likely to more than 10 billion US dollars, making it the largest in the history of Intel a deal.
But CNBC 4 月份 citing people familiar said the merger talks between Intel and Altera have broken down because the two sides failed to agree on a price.
Altera developed programmable logic chips are widely used in telecommunications equipment, military equipment, and other industrial applications, which is able to attract Intel reason. In recent years, programmable logic chips used in data centers more widely.
Monday premarket trading before, Altera shares rose 7 percent to $ 47.50, Intel shares rose slightly to $ 33.15.