Intel announced the release date for the new generation desktop processor family, finally called “Nova Lake” in the latest earning meeting. Nova Lake, which is planned to be released in 2026, will replace the current Arrow Lake series, but it is unclear whether processors will maintain LGA-1851 compatibility. In addition, some parts of Nova Lake will probably be produced by external documents, probably TSMC internal.

Intel also announced that Clearwater Forest server has postponed CPUs to 2026. In addition, the Falcon Shores artificial intelligence chips, which are planned to replace the Gaudi 3, were canceled. Intel will focus on the Jaguar Shores project, which offers a wider system solution.

Panther Lake will be ready in the second half of 2025

Intel’s temporary co -CEO Michelle Holthaus stressed that the laptop series Panther Lake, which will be produced with the Intel 18a process, is ready for the second half of 2025. In CES 2025, the company exhibited the 12-core (probably Cougar Cove/Darkmont) and Panther Lake-H processor laptops with an integrated GPU with XE3-supported GPU.

Holthaus also confirmed that Nova Lake was planned to be released in 2026: “2026, Panther Lake’s reaching meaningful volumes and introducing our new generation customer family named Nova Lake. It will have molds produced outside as well as in our structure. “

Former CEO Pat Gelsinger said that 70 %of Panther Lake will be built on Intel Foundry silicon. This ratio is expected to increase with Nova Lake, but Intel will still rely on external documents (TSMC and/or Samsung) for some variants or tiles.

Intel did not explain the production technology of Nova Lake. did not specify a definite knot for. However, if things go as planned, 14A technology can be an important candidate. In particular, considering that similar production processes of TSMC are highly costly, Intel will use its choice for its own documentary.

Uncertainty still continues in terms of technical characteristics; However, Nova Lake will solve the problem of memory delay in Arrow Lake. According to reported, the IMC (integrated memory controller) is still separate from the computational tile (Compute Tile), but Intel is working on various optimizations to eliminate the effects of non -chip memory controller. Shipping records show that Nova Lake test chips are currently under the verification process.