Adding fuel to the enthusiasm was the potential for a groundbreaking collaboration among some of the most widely known names in the semiconductor space. With that as a backdrop, chipmaker Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) jumped 6.

Chipsets known as graphics processing units (GPUs) are perhaps the most important hardware in generative AI development right now. For the last couple of years, investing in semiconductor stocks has generally been a great idea -- as you're nearly guaranteed some form of exposure to GPUs or data centers.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Shares of Intel are jumping more than 7% in premarket trading Wednesday following a report that TSMC has approached U.S. chip designers Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, and Broadcom about forming a joint venture to own and run the chipmaker's foundry division.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (NYSE:TSM) has proposed a joint venture involving Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) foundry division to several major U.S. chip manufacturers, including Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA),