Intel launches new Core Ultra series 3 chips for laptops at CES 2026

Intel launched its highly anticipated Panther Lake mobile processors today at CES 2026 as the Intel Core Ultra Series 3. The new chips will be shipping out with laptops starting this week.

Jim Johnson, Intel's Senior VP and General Manager for Intel's Client Computing Group, said at the company's CES press conference that Intel 18A is the center of the company's effort to reestablish its leadership position in the semiconductor industry.

The major rearchitecting of the SoC promises better power efficiency, better performance, and lower power overall.

Intel says its ...