Intel to reportedly reveal tech details on its forthcoming PC chip - Panther Lake

As part of an effort to reassure investors about Intel's first product made entirely using its next-generation manufacturing process called 18A, the American chipmaker plans to release technical details about its forthcoming chip for laptops, known as Panther Lake. The Panther Lake chips are the company's high-end mobile processors that are typically included in more expensive laptops and are the first high-volume Intel products to use the 18A process that the company has spent billions developing.

Because of manufacturing missteps, Intel has steadily ceded laptop and PC market share to rival Advanced Micro Devices. Panther Lake represents an opportunity for Intel to reverse some of the losses. 

The company conducted hours of technical briefings and factory tours in Arizona for industry analysts last week on the new Panther Lake microarchitecture, including detailed explanations of the graphics and central processor cores and its media engine, according to the sources. Intel revealed a redesigned AI engine and the company's efficiency and performance processor cores, which were redesigned for the 18A manufacturing process.

Intel executives have said the Panther Lake chips will be available early in 2026, according to the sources. The new chips use 30% less energy than the prior generation, and its graphics and central processors will receive a 50% boost in their ability to crunch data in some situations, according to a second source briefed on the chips.