The 8272/µPD765 was the result of a cross-licensing deal between NEC and Intel.
Both were It was essentially NEC designsdesign.
The extent of licensing peripheral chips from Intel was pretty broad. [https://classiccmp.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/cctalk@classiccmp.org/thread/MMWRWPGKWRVOLMUBIFQTZSCRRMF3YOXF/ Source]