At Lenovo Tech World 2024, the company’s annual global innovation event held in Seattle, Washington, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced on Wednesday that Intel has delivered the first sample of its Panther Lake CPU, built on the Intel 18A process, to Lenovo. Why it matters: For leading Chinese PC maker Lenovo, receiving Intel’s next-gen Panther Lake CPU is a critical tech advance. Details: During the event, Gelsinger spoke before handing Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing the first Panther Lake sample. “You know, we were working together on Meteor Lake, Lunar Lake, and the Core Ultra PC, great battery life, CPU, GPU, NPU. Panther Lake is the codename for Intel’s upcoming third generation of Core Ultra processors, scheduled to succeed the Lunar Lake series, according to Intel.