Apple Manufacturer Quanta Reaches Deal to Build AR Displays
- Quanta reaches licensing agreement with Israel-based Lumus
- AR components to be made for large consumer tech companies
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Quanta Computer Inc., one of Apple’s main manufacturing partners, has struck a licensing agreement with augmented-reality component maker Lumus Ltd. to make lenses for smart glasses.
Israel-based Lumus designs displays for AR glasses that will project information into the wearer’s field of view. As part of the deal, Quanta will manufacture the lenses for Lumus and then have the option to produce the component for leading consumer technology companies, Lumus Chief Executive Officer Ari Grobman said. Quanta led a $45 million investment in Lumus in late 2016. Several of the largest technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., are developing AR hardware.