<p>➀ Intel showcased its next-gen 18A manufacturing node at the VLSI Symposium, highlighting significant performance and efficiency gains for mobile chips with Panther Lake; </p><p>➁ The 18A node introduces RibbonFET and PowerVia, promising up to 25% higher clocks or 38% lower power compared to Intel 3; </p><p>➂ Panther Lake is set to be the first product to use 18A in volume, aiming to reclaim leadership in client CPUs.</p>