Overview
- Unveiled at CES, the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) is the company’s first high‑volume product built on its 18A manufacturing process.
- Intel claims up to 60% performance gains over the prior Lunar Lake generation, with a new transistor design and revamped power delivery.
- The chips integrate an NPU for local generative‑AI tasks, with deployment supported through Intel’s OpenVINO toolkit.
- Early availability remains limited as industry reports point to yield and ramp constraints, though Intel says yields are improving monthly and the launch timeline stands.
- Intel also announced a handheld PC gaming platform with a dedicated Panther Lake‑based chip set for later this year, as Melius Research upgraded the stock to Buy citing potential—though unconfirmed—future foundry wins.