GoKawiilIntel confirms Nova Lake desktop chips will use 18A-P node, details coming at CES
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirmed on the Q3 2026 earnings call that Nova Lake desktop CPUs will be the first client chips built on the enhanced 18A-P process, with design wins expected to double those of Panther Lake at launch. Tan said more details will be shared at CES in January, while the company's CFO noted Intel is shifting some Panther Lake manufacturing capacity to produce more Granite Rapids data center chips instead.