Meta is advancing its push into AR glasses, with South Korean component suppliers reportedly poised to benefit. According to Business Korea, citing sources, South Korea’s Sapien Semiconductors is expected to supply backplanes—chips that control Micro LED pixels—for Meta’s Micro LED (LEDoS)-based AR glasses scheduled for release in the second half of 2027. The report adds that Sapien Semiconductors is in discussions to outsource contract manufacturing to U.S. foundry GlobalFoundries. As the report notes, Micro LED is an area wh...

According to MICROLED-info, sources indicate that Meta has begun collaborating with ams OSRAM to co-develop microLED technology. As the report notes, Meta’s Reality Labs has established a microLED R&D team in Regensburg, located near ams OSRAM’s main microLED research and production hub. Meta is actively hiring engineers for this site, and several key microLED specialists and business personnel have moved from ams OSRAM to Meta. Though the information has yet to be confirmed, Meta has shown strong commitment to microLED...

According to a report from TechNews citing Financial Times, Meta is accelerating its development of AR devices to compete with Apple, Google, and others. The company plans to add a display layer to its Ray-Ban Meta glasses, as the report notes. Meta has partnered with Ray-Ban’s manufacturer, EssilorLuxottica, to develop the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Citing sources, the report from Financial Times reveals that Meta intends to incorporate a display layer into these glasses to show simple text and images, enabling the reception of service notifications and resp...

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...