** Shares of U.S. chipmaker Intel soar 12.9% to $112 premarket

** Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google placed an order with INTC to manufacture more than three million tensor processing units in 2028, The Information reports, citing four people with direct knowledge of the discussions

** Chip designer Nvidia NVDA.O is evaluating INTC's advanced packaging and 18A process for future chips - report

** NVDA shares up 2.7% at $210.57 before the bell

** As of last close, stock up ~169% this year