Mobile Intel Panther Lake processors, originally promised for late 2025, will now launch in 2026, a delay that Intel had previously hinted at. This timeline was confirmed during Vision 2025, held this week in Las Vegas (USA). Intel clarified that mass production is set to begin by the end of 2025, with sales expected to start in early 2026.
Unofficially referred to by the press as Intel Core Ultra 300, Panther Lake processors will debut on Intel’s 18A lithography, marking a major milestone for the Blue Team’s Foundry Division. This is a crucial step for Intel, especially given the challenges the company has faced in recent years.
“Personally, I’m excited about Panther Lake because it combines Lunar Lake’s energy efficiency with Arrow Lake’s performance, has been designed to escape 18a lithography and is on the right track for production later this year. Our most innovative roadmap we’ve ever had, and we are far from over,” said Jim Johnson, vice president of Client Computing.
Intel Priorizes AI And Data Center
At Intel Vision 2025, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Intel’s head of products and former co-CEO, emphasized that the company’s top priorities are now AI and Data Centers—two segments where Intel has been losing ground to AMD and Qualcomm, particularly in AI-powered PCs.
Intel’s CEO also confirmed that the next-generation processor, Nova Lake, will launch in 2026. This means that next year, the notebook segment will see the arrival of two new CPU generations from Intel: Panther Lake and Nova Lake.
