US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Intel Unveils Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest CPUs, Betting Its Turnaround on New 18A Chip Tech
Intel's Panther Lake chips use the advanced 18A process with RibbonFET and PowerVia technology, promising 50% better performance and improved power efficiency, produced in U.S. fabs.
- Intel unveiled Panther Lake, its Intel Core Ultra Series 3 client SoCs built on Intel 18A, already in production with high-volume ramp planned this year and broad availability starting January 2026.
- Facing mounting competition, Intel has lagged in recent years and used major outside funding, including a reported $8.9 billion U.S. government stake, to push its new 18A node.
- Featuring RibbonFET and PowerVia, Intel's 18A process improves current control and reduces leakage, while Panther Lake claims up to 50% more CPU and GPU performance with 16 P-cores and a 12-Xe-core GPU.
- Intel hopes Panther Lake will revive its consumer market success, and with U.S. government backing and investor support, Intel shares rose 87% this year.
- Intel also plans updated XPU designs with up to 180 Platform TOPS, an NPU 5 reaching 50 TOPS, and 18A-based Clearwater Forest servers, which could reshape handheld gaming PCs and challenge AMD soon.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
42 Articles
42 Articles
Intel unveils next gen processor at new Arizona fab - Electronic Products & Technology
Intel revealed the architectural details for the company’s next generation client processor Intel Core Ultra series 3 (code-named Panther Lake) which is expected to begin shipping later this year. Panther Lake is the company’s first product built on Intel 18A, the most advanced semiconductor process ever developed and manufactured in the United States. Intel also previewed Xeon 6+ (code-named Clearwater Forest), its first Intel 18A-based server …
Coverage Details
Total News Sources42
Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Center
Bias Distribution
- 73% of the sources are Center
73% Center
L 18%
C 73%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
