Intel is currently refactoring its open source Linux NPU “iVPU” kernel driver in order to support its upcoming Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” processors. This refactoring aims to allow for more versatile CPU and NPU combinations in the future. The company has released patches to refactor the hardware layer with its NPU controller, separating the NPU … Read more
Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 Recall AI at a recent event, which was said to be exclusive to PCs with NPU chips. However, a new experiment suggests that some recovery functions can be run on existing Intel PCs once x64 AI models become available. The hardware requirements for Windows 11 recovery include a Copilot+ PC with … Read more
Intel engineers recently launched the Intel NPU Acceleration Library v1.1, a Python library designed to work with Intel’s Neural Processing Unit (NPU) in the new Core Ultra (Meteor Lake) processors. This library simplifies interfacing with the Intel VPU/NPU kernel driver and allows for accelerated AI operations. The latest version of the Intel NPU Acceleration Library, … Read more