** Chipmaker Intel's INTC.O shares fall 5.7% to $25.81 in early trade, after stock jumped 16% in prior session
** Tuesday's rally followed a report on Saturday that rival chipmakers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW and Broadcom AVGO.O are considering potential deals that would split INTC into two
** Late on Tuesday, Reuters reported citing a person familiar with the matter that buyout firm Silver Lake is in exclusive discussions to buy a majority stake in INTC's Altera unit
** Deal is likely to value Altera at about $9 billion
** INTC has gained about 35% in February, on track for its best month since 1987
** Majority of brokerages rate the INTC stock "hold"; their median PT is $21 - LSEG
** Including session's moves, INTC stock had risen 28.7% YTD, compared with a 3.5% increase in the Nasdaq index .IXIC
** Philadelphia semiconductor index .SOX rises 0.8% in early trading; index up 5.4% for the month
(Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru)
((Nikhil.Sharma@thomsonreuters.com;))
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