Intel Previews Panther Lake Architecture AI PC Platform, To Start Production This Year At Arizona Fab

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | October 09, 2025 09:03am

Panther Lake will enter high-volume production at Intel's newest fab in Arizona later this year as company invests in strengthening U.S. technology and manufacturing leadership.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

• Intel previews Intel® Core™ Ultra series 3 processors, (code-named Panther Lake) - the first client SoCs built on Intel 18A.
• Panther Lake is already in production, on track to meet customer commitments, and poised to become the industry's most widely adopted PC platform.
• First look at Intel® Xeon® 6+ (code-named Clearwater Forest), Intel's next-gen server product on 18A, is delivering major power and performance gains.
• Intel 18A is the most advanced semiconductor node developed and manufactured in the United States.
• Arizona's Fab 52 is fully operational and set to reach high-volume production using Intel 18A later this year, strengthening U.S. technology and manufacturing leadership.

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today 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.

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