TrendForce’s recent research on the near-eye display industry indicates that the growing convergence of AI and wearable devices has resulted in stronger-than-anticipated market response for Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses. In the last six months, Meta has significantly increased orders for several key components. Driven by this strong backing from leading brands, TrendForce forecasts global AR glasses shipments will reach 950,000 units by 2026, a 53% YoY increase. TrendForce’s supply chain survey shows that Meta initially took a cautious approach to AR glas...

Avegant, a venture-backed technology company, is developing next-generation display technology to bring augmented reality (AR) to life, transforming the way we play, learn, work, and interact with each other. Currently, Avegant is partnering with multiple waveguide manufacturers to promote its proprietary non-PBS LCoS technology. TrendForce recently had the opportunity to interview Avegant CEO & Founder Edward Tang, who shared valuable insights into the competitive landscape between LEDoS and LCoS light engines, as well as the company's latest advancements....

Appotronics, the inventor of ALPD® laser technology, today unveiled the world's first Laser+LCOS optical engine prototype for Augmented Reality (AR) glasses at the AR | VR | MR Exhibition of SPIE Photonics West 2026. This demonstration signifies the first successful convergence of laser display technology with the AR glasses form factor, establishing a critical milestone toward consumer-grade, all-day wearable AR devices. Held from January 20 to 22 in San Francisco, SPIE Photonics West is the premier global event for lasers, biomedical opt...

OPTIX will showcase its latest reflective AR waveguide and VR pancake optical technologies at SPIE Photonics West 2026, presenting a unified optics platform designed to address core XR hardware challenges including brightness, field of view, image clarity, and manufacturability. At Booth #6327, the company will debut its latest EPIC-50 reflective waveguide delivering up to 6,000 nits and a 50° field of view for next-generation AR glasses, alongside a compact, high-resolution VR pancake optical module engineered for premium headsets. OPTIX, a full-sta...

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, waveguides and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, and Himax Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, today announced a new Optical Component Reference Design for AR glasses. The design combines Himax's ultra-compact HX7319FL color sequential Front-lit LCoS microdisplay with Vuzix' high-efficiency waveguide technology together to enable lightweight AR glasses that support prescription lenses, while achieving...

The market of AR glasses is still in its early stages of development, with key technologies and product specifications yet to be established. TrendForce estimates that shipments will be less than one million units in 2025. Waveguides are a core component of whole devices that occupy a higher cost ratio. Efforts in cost reduction by waveguide manufacturers will be a crucial driver for the industry's move towards mass adoption. Recently, TrendForce had the opportunity to engage in a detailed conversation with Mr. Wang Jin, co-founder of Goowave, to learn about the latest adva...

The New OP03021 Full-Color Sequential LCOS Panel Is the Only Solution Available on the Market Today That Integrates the Array, Driver and Memory into an Ultra-Low-Power Single-Chip Architecture for Smart Glasses   OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor technology, including advanced digital imaging, analog and display solutions, today launched the industry’s only single-chip liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) small panel with ultra-low power for next-generation smart glasses. The OP03021 LCOS panel delivers a 1...

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, advanced waveguides, and augmented reality (AR) technologies for defense and enterprise applications, today announced the continuation of its multi-year development collaboration with Collins Aerospace, an RTX business. The relationship has resulted in the production approval and delivery of advanced waveguide-based AR display systems for deployment across multiple U.S. Department of Defense programs.   Under this deve...

Founded in 2021, SEEV specializes in the R&D and production of AR diffraction waveguide micro-nano optical devices. The company, incubated by the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, as well as the GBA National Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation, has mastered the full-chain core technology for the mass production of diffraction waveguides. SEEV leads in waveguide shipment within the industry, with its products being used in the series of devices by Even Realities and numerous other domestic and global brands. In the realm of higher-performance ...

Cellid Inc., a developer of displays and spatial recognition engines for next-generation AR glasses, today announced it will jointly develop AR glasses equipped with Cellid's plastic waveguides (AR glass lenses) – the only domestically mass-produced version – for the Sabae-designed AR glasses being developed and sold by jig.jp Inc. (Headquarters: Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture). This product is the result of joint development between jig.jp, a software developer specializing in mobile and web applications and services; Boston Club Co., Ltd. (Headquart...

Until today, we’ve shared with you everything about our light field display — our core mission, the north star, and the “holy grail” of AR. Let’s now take a closer look at the key component that makes it possible: C·Bast, our proprietary FLCoS (Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal on Silicon) microdisplay, and what makes it a game-changer for today’s AR display. First, let’s provide a bit of context. Most AR displays today are essentially miniaturized monitors. They inherit properties developed for seated viewing of dense,...

The Jizhi G-X100 features a photon-to-photon latency of just 9 milliseconds, faster than 12 ms for Apple’s Vision Pro A Chinese start-up founded by a Stanford University graduate, who previously worked for Apple’s extended reality (XR) unit, is attracting attention for developing a chip that can power headsets and artificial intelligence glasses. Founded by Wang Chaohao, GravityXR last week showcased China’s first all-in-one mixed reality (MR) chip, the Jizhi G-X100, which uses the advanced 5-nanometre node. The product, part of a new l...

Cellid Inc., a developer of displays and spatial recognition engines for next-generation AR glasses, today announced two new reference designs (verification models) for augmented reality (AR) glasses: a green monochrome and a full-color model. Of these two models, the monochrome green model features the latest plastic waveguide (display lens for AR glasses), which Cellid has successfully mass-produced for the first time globally, while the full-color model features a glass waveguide. Both models are wireless, offer excellent design, and are lightweight glasses-style AR devi...

Snke OS GmbH has announced the unveiling of SnkeXR, the first medical grade, open platform AR glasses purpose-built for the medical technology industry. The product will be debuted November 4 and 5 at the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) Medical Extended Reality (XR) Summit in Hyattsville, Md., with a keynote and simulated total hip arthroplasty (THA) from the main stage on November 4. “The power of augmented reality to bring accuracy, efficiency and enhanced clinician experience to healthcare is clear, but legacy consumer AR glasses w...

JBD recently announced that their collaboration with RayNeo and Applied Materials, Inc. has achieved a substantial breakthrough in the display quality of full-color waveguide AR glasses. The results are first commercialized in the RayNeo X3 Pro, markedly elevating the visual performance of consumer-grade waveguide AR glasses. RayNeo X3 Pro For years, full-color waveguide AR glasses have faced persistent technical bottlenecks—color inaccuracies, luminance non-uniformity, and low image quality—that have severely constrained end-user experience and the ...

Taiwan-based Lipro Vision is soon launching new AR glasses aimed towards outdoor athletes, based on a monochrome green microLED display engine. Lipro Vision's CEO, a triathlete himself, and a formed ITRI researcher, says that the new glasses address the needs of outdoor athletes - with a long battery life (over 10 hours) and high brightness (over 4,000 nits). Lipro developed its own optical engine which it calls Metalens, that combines a metalens array on top of a microLED display. The display is placed right in front of the eyes, and not projected from t...

According to Reuters, citing The Information, sources say Amazon is developing AR glasses for consumers, a move that would put the company in direct competition with Meta. The product is reportedly slated for release in late 2026 or early 2027, as the report indicates. The project would mark Amazon’s entry into the consumer AR-glasses market. However, Reuters notes that the company reportedly has already been developing specialized eyewear for its delivery workforce. According to The Information, citing sources, those delivery-focused glasses could debut as early a...

TrendForce’s latest report, “2025 Near-Eye Display Market Outlook and Technology Analysis,” reveals that the AR glasses market is gaining momentum in 2025 as international brands unveil prototypes and Meta prepares to launch its Celeste AR glasses. Combined with falling OLEDoS product prices, global AR shipments are expected to reach 600,000 units in 2025. In the longer term, strong growth in notification-style AR glasses will be further supported by the maturation of advanced full-color AR technology. Shipments are projected to surge to 32.1...

Chiang Chih-Hsiung, General Manager of Foxconn’s Business Group B and Digital Health Division, recently stated that the company’s AR (Augmented Reality) glasses are aimed at the consumer market and could enter mass production as early as next year, though the schedule has not yet been finalized. He noted that Foxconn will adopt a phased approach, gradually entering the next-generation human–machine interface (HMI) market with the ambition of becoming a leader in future interaction platforms. Foxconn believes that AR glasses—integrating near-...

The global leader in consumer augmented reality (AR) glasses, XREAL is starting general availability for XREAL One Pro, the company's most advanced AR glasses yet, beginning July 1. XREAL is finishing deliveries for its more than 10,000 pre-orders of XREAL One Pro and is offering special pre-order pricing through the end of June. Built for power users, creators, and productivity seekers, XREAL One Pro features the industry's largest field of view (FOV) in consumer AR at 57°, ultra-thin lenses, and a re-engineered optical system tha...

After a user utters a payment confirmation command, the merchant instantly receives payment from the smart glasses. Payment can be completed simply via the smart glasses, with no need for users to pull out their phones. This is not a scene from a sci-fi movie but the world's first implemented offline payment function for AR glasses. In Hong Kong on April 29, 2025, Meizu announced its official launch of the world's first offline payment function for AR glasses, which was initially integrated into the StarV Air2 smart glasses. It is learned that the function is set...

Tech events have showcased a plethora of new startups and well-known brands displaying next-gen augmented reality (AR) smart glasses this year. This further highlights the industry’s gradual shift towards AI-assisted AR smart glasses amidst the limitations in new applications development and the continuous slowdown in shipment volumes for virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) devices. P.K Tseng, Research Manager at TrendForce, stated that the current VR industry faces issues such as insufficient applications, slow content updates, heavy devices, discomf...

On March 12, U.S. smart glasses company Vuzix announced that Xander™, a company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has placed an order for Vuzix Shield™ smart glasses. This marks the largest additional order Vuzix has received to date. The order aims to meet the growing market demand for the Xander Glasses™ solution, which, along with its supporting software, provides real-time captions to help individuals with hearing impairments communicate more easily. It is reported that the Xander Glasses product utilizes Vuzix Shield smart glasses and is r...

As AR glasses emerge as a major focus at CES 2025, a report from Economic Daily News, citing Futubull, states that NVIDIA was recently granted a new patent for AR glasses titled “Backlight-Free Augmented Reality Digital Holographic Technology” prior to the event’s opening. Futubull highlights that reducing the bulkiness of AR glasses while enhancing display quality has been a critical focus in their development. NVIDIA’s new patent addresses this challenge by moving away from traditional backlight systems. Instead, the patent l...

Meta has just unveiled its first-ever full-color AR glasses, Orion, at Meta Connect 2024. These innovative glasses utilize LEDoS (silicon-based Micro LED) technology and are impressively lightweight at just 98 grams. TrendForce’s recent analysis indicates that 2024 is set to be a crucial year for leading brands venturing into the near-eye display market within the metaverse. Nevertheless, Meta’s AR glasses are still struggling to achieve an optimal balance between FOV and resolution, as well as developing a more robust application ecosystem. It’s pr...

ARknovv has introduced the world’s first fully functional consumer-grade AR glasses, the ARknovv A1 and ARknovv A1 HUD. These wearable AR glasses are tailored for outdoor use and incorporate AI technology, promising a new era for AR consumer products. ARknovv A1 is a sleek and lightweight AR glass, weighing only 68 grams, with a dual-eye resolution of 3840×1080. It offers a retina-level display effect, a 55-degree field of view, and a 70Hz refresh rate. The glasses feature a high-definition, high-brightness, and high-transparency optical display s...

Meta, previously known as Facebook, will reportedly release its first commercial augmented reality (AR) glasses, codenamed Artemis, without the high-end displays originally intended for the device. Instead, sources suggest that the glasses will use older glass lenses and Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) displays. Originally slated for release in 2027, Meta’s consumer-facing AR glasses will now feature LCoS displays instead of the more advanced MicroLED displays. LCoS is an aging display technology that was first used in movie projectors in the 1990s. This ...

ITRI, Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech applied research institutions, today introduced the High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display for AR Glasses. This innovation assists panel manufacturers and other industry players to upgrade their technology, expand their Micro LED applications, meet market demand and secure business opportunities in next-generation augmented reality (AR) display products for immersive experiences in the metaverse. The High Resolution Full-Color Micro LED Display for AR Glasses won a 202...

MICLEDI and Kura's partnership marks the next milestone in delivering the best-performing AR glasses at scale to enable broad adoption   MICLEDI and Kura announce collaboration on advanced microLED displays for Kura AR products.   SAN FRANCISCO and LEUVEN, Belgium, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MICLEDI Microdisplays, a number one developer of microLED shows for augmented actuality (AR) glasses, and Kura Technologies, a world main innovator in AR headsets right now introduced a coll...

ESPOO, Finland and SHANGHAI, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dispelix™ (Espoo) - a pioneer in the design and manufacturing of next-generation diffractive waveguides – today announced it has been in a long-term partnership with respected AR light engine supplier Jade Bird Displays (JBD) to develop a family of new reference designs for Augmented Reality (AR) glasses and headsets across multiple price points. Developed through an intensive collaboration, the new designs combine JBD's family of cutting-edge MicroLED projectors with the D...