Cellid Joins Snapdragon START and Brings Crux AR Glasses
Cellid joined Qualcomm’s Snapdragon START program on October 12 and will demo its binocular full-color Crux AR glasses reference design in Atlanta.
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Morphotonics Closes €40M+ Series B for AR Waveguides
Dutch nanoimprint firm Morphotonics raised over €40 million, including a €20 million EIB loan, to scale machines that make AR waveguides for AI glasses.
Lumus Adds Crystal-Optech for Waveguide Production in China
Lumus signs Crystal-Optech to manufacture geometric waveguides in China, expanding a Quanta and SCHOTT supply chain as AR glasses programs chase volume.
Lumus Licenses Quanta to Build Thinner AI Glasses Waveguides
Lumus expands its Quanta partnership with a license for Z-30 2.0 and A-Lens waveguides, thinner and lower-cost optics proven in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display.
Magic Leap Cuts 193 Jobs, Keeps Waveguides, Drops Headsets
Magic Leap is cutting 193 jobs effective October 1 as it exits first-party headsets and doubles down as a waveguide supplier for AI display glasses.