(BFM Stock Exchange) – The Japanese group has announced that it would acquire $ 2 billion in Intel shares. At the same time, Bloomberg reports that the United States government could participate 10% in the capital of the American company of semiconductors.

It jostles somewhat on the balcony to fly to the help of Intel. This Tuesday, August 19, the Japanese conglomerate Softbank, present in the Internet, mobile telephony, robotics and energy, announced that it had taken an agreement with the American semiconductor group.

Under the terms of this agreement, the Japanese company will acquire for $ 2 billion in ordinary intel shares at a price of 23 dollars per title, to compare with a closing course of 23.66 dollars on Monday. According to Bloomberg, this acquisition will be made via a reserved capital increase.

Intel action is brought by this announcement, the title taking 5% in pre -opening exchanges this Tuesday, August 19.

SoftBank adds Intel to a long list of its investments in semiconductors which includes the British Arm and the Taiwanese founder TSMC. The Japanese company also has a participation in Nvidia capital representing around $ 4.8 billion, according to Nikkei.

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The United States could take 10% of the capital

Intel action on Monday lost 3.7% after Bloomberg said that the Trump administration was planning to take 10% of the capital of the American semiconductor company. The news agency had already reported last week that the United States government was thinking of entering the capital of the company in difficulty.

This information had propelled the title, with an increase in the action of more than 10% in two sessions. Market operators were thus able to take the pretext of new information from Bloomberg to make profit taking on action.

Especially since capital injection as reported by the agency potentially has something to disappoint.

According to Bloomberg, who quotes sources close to the file and an collaborator in the White House, the US government could convert to the endowments granted within the framework of the “US Chips and Science Act”, a law promulgated under Biden to finance R&D and the production of semiconductors. In other words, entry to the capital of the United States government would not necessarily bring more cash to Intel.

According to Bloomberg, Intel is supposed to receive $ 10.9 billion in allocations from the US Chips and Science Act “. However, a 10% stake in the capital of flea manufacturer, during the current course, corresponds more or less to this amount ($ 10.4 billion).

Questioned by Bloomberg, the White House and the American trade department have not comment.

A complicated pass

Intel has been going through a difficult period for several years now. Its action loses 33% over three years and more than 50% over five years.

The semiconductor specialist has lost its leadership in the manufacture of fleas, distant in particular by the Taiwanese giant TSMC. The group has missed a series of crucial turns, whether on the chips necessary for smartphones, or more recently, on semiconductors to develop artificial intelligence technologies.

“The beautiful days of Intel are behind him because it is currently disadvantaged in the manufacture of fleas compared to Taiwan Semiconductor, or TSMC, and its processor manufacturers, such as AMD, NVIDIA and Apple,” explains Brian Colallo de Morningstar.

“It is possible that the best outcome for Intel investors is the split of its flea design activities (Intel products segment) and manufacturing (Intel Foundry),” continues the analyst.

Last month, the company said they wanted to reduce its workforce by 15% by the end of the year, eliminating around 15,500 positions compared to the end of 2024.