Intel Tech Tour 2025 starts, informaton embargoed for 11 days

Intel has invited friendly media and financial analysts, with the latter group perhaps more important to the company than ever. Attendees are being taken through Intel labs and fabs, where they are shown processes and briefed on future product developments.

The Intel Tech Tour 2025 is not a secret. Intel has allowed attendees to confirm their presence, but they are not permitted to share specifics about the processors. The open secret is that Intel is presenting its next-gen Xeon series and Panther Lake for consumers. Naturally, gamers and everyday users are paying attention to Panther Lake, as it is one of the first products built on the Intel 18A process, with updated compute chiplets and the first use of Xe3-based graphics in a shipping product.

While attendees are not allowed to disclose details, some information has surfaced, such as a slide confirming embargo dates. Although it does not specify which products are covered, the single date likely applies to the entire presentation.

The last Tech Tour, held in 2024 in the same month, brought information on Lunar Lake, which was unveiled shortly after. In 2023, the event focused on Meteor Lake. Both became Core Ultra series products. Intel seems to have established a pattern with these events, concentrating mainly on mobile platforms.

Source: Andrew Helling , Andreas Schilling