Investors are placing strong bets on Intel, confident that the recent upswing in the chipmaker's stock price will persist. This optimism is fueled by Intel's pursuit of additional partnerships in the wake of investments from the U.S. government, Nvidia, and other entities. Since September 17, Intel's shares have soared by 37%, hitting $33.99. Intel has reached out to Apple for potential investment and has engaged in discussions to deepen their collaboration, although these talks are still in their infancy. Moreover, Intel is actively exploring investment and partnership avenues with other firms, including TSMC. In recent times, Intel has successfully garnered investments from various sources: Nvidia unveiled a $5 billion investment, with intentions to work together in the PC and data center chip markets; Japan's SoftBank Group declared a $2 billion investment last month; and in August of this year, the U.S. government took an approximately 10% stake in Intel via an unconventional deal.