WaveOptics and Wistron Form Strategic Partnership to Build AR Wearables
January 8, 2019
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WaveOptics, the leading designer and manufacturer of diffractive
waveguides, has formed a strategic partnership with Wistron, one of the
world’s largest suppliers of information and communications products.
This partnership will enable Wistron and WaveOptics to develop AR
wearables for the growing enterprise and consumer market.
Wistron has been investing in designing Extended Reality (xR) products
in recent years. Its established presence and expertise in the
information and communications product market ensures high quality
design and manufacturing for top tier customers.
David Hayes, CEO at WaveOptics, commented:
“The AR wearables market is starting to accelerate with interest
from customers around the world.
“Wistron has significant experience in designing leading consumer
electronics devices. This expertise will be key in the
development of AR Wearables, to achieve a consumer ready form factor
that the industry is waiting for.”
Jeff Lin, President of Computing Products Group at Wistron, said:
“The partnership with WaveOptics supports our plans to integrate
leading value-added technology into our industry changing products. We
expect waveguides to be incorporated into a range of devices, to enable
an immersive AR experience. The impact of this widely anticipated
technology on day-to-day life is expected to be significant.
“WaveOptics’ waveguide technology for AR wearables will allow us
to enhance our services and will enable us to better support our
clients.”
WaveOptics’ waveguides are designed with superior optical performance
and mass manufacture in mind. The patented waveguide technology allows
the creation of a large viewing window in which to experience AR,
providing immersive AR experiences for industrial, enterprise, and
consumer applications.
About WaveOptics
WaveOptics is the world’s leading designer
and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides, the key optical component in
wearable augmented reality (AR) devices.
AR wearables, such as smart glasses, enable users to see
computer-generated images overlaid on top of the real world. There are
two key elements that allow these images to be seen – a light source
such as a minute projector and a means of transferring the image from
the projector into the user’s eyes.
WaveOptics’ waveguide technology transfers the light waves from the
light source and projects them into the user’s eye. The technology
produces a large eye-box, binocular viewing and a high field of view.
The eye-box (the viewing window) is the size of the AR display from
which the full image is visible. WaveOptics’ waveguides deliver crisp,
undistorted text as well as stable imagery.
WaveOptics technology is designed to be used for immersive AR
experiences in Industrial, enterprise and consumer markets. The Company
aims for its waveguides to be the core optical component used in all AR
wearable devices, driven by its unique technology and expertise, which
enable unparalleled manufacturing scalability and visual performance as
well as versatility for numerous applications.
About Wistron
Wistron Corporation is a Technology Service
Provider supplying the design, manufacture and after-sales services on
various ICT (information and communication technology) products. We are
devoted to increasing the value of our services and systems through
developing innovative solutions in the areas of green recycling, cloud
and display vertical integration. Wistron is listed as one of the
Fortune Global 500 companies. For more information, please visit: www.wistron.com.
Contacts
WaveOptics
Suzie Smith, Chief Marketing Officer
+44
1235 841526
Wistron Corporate Communications
Joyce Chou: (O)
886-2-66122133 (F)886-2-66122391 e-mail: joyce_wl_chou@wistron.com
Kuanyu
Chen: (O) 886-2-66127836 (F)886-2-66122391 e-mail: kuanyu_chen@wistron.com