Intel took the wraps off its third-generation of AI PC chip, Intel Core Ultra series 3 – codenamed Panther Lake. It’s Intel’s next processor update to feature in laptops starting in 2026, and the first to be built on its new 18A semiconductor process. Set to power a wide range of AI-enabled PCs and edge devices, Intel Core Ultra series 3 or Panther Lake chips will begin shipping later this year, with high-volume production ramping at Intel’s newest manufacturing facility, Fab 52, in Chandler, Arizona.

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Intel also offered an early look at Clearwater Forest – its first Xeon server processor based on 18A – scheduled to launch in the first half of 2026. These announcements were made as part of the company’s 2025 Tech Tour, which Digit attended,

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