Intel stock was wavering early Tuesday after the chip company unveiled new processors built on its 18A manufacturing process. The big question remains whether it can attract any external customers to stem losses at its foundry business.

Much of the non-graphics aspects of Panther Lake include a lot of optimizations over previous generations, plus a move to Intel's smaller (2nm) 18A process node, which should result in the relevant chips being better overall, drawing notably less power. The first systems incorporating the 3 Series processors begin shipping immediately.

Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” debuts at CES 2026 on Intel 18A, boosting AI PC performance, graphics & battery life.

Intel Corp. showed off laptop computers based on processors with a new design, part of the chipmaker’s effort to make its products competitive again.