TAIPEI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Thursday that chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW would need government permission for any overseas joint ventures, but the government will not interfere in its decisions.
U.S. media have said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier to companies such as Apple AAPL.O and Nvidia NVDA.O, has been in talks for a stake in Intel INTC.O.
Neither company has confirmed this.