January 9, 2026, 4:10 AM EST. At CES, Intel unveiled the launch lineup for the Core Ultra Series 3 processors, built on a 2nm 18A process. Codenamed Panther Lake, the chips target midrange to high-end AI laptops and will launch this month. The announcement marks Intel's push to bring AI-capable silicon to portable PCs with a smaller, more power-efficient node.