Essilux: partnering with Applied Materials to develop augmented reality optical systems with integrated AI

EssilorLuxottica and Applied Materials have signed a long-term joint development agreement aimed at accelerating the market launch of next-generation smart optical systems for augmented reality and smart eyewear with integrated AI. The two companies announced this in a press release. The collaboration combines EssilorLuxottica’s global leadership in lenses, frames and smart eyewear with Applied Materials’ expertise in materials engineering and waveguide technologies, with the aim of developing optical platforms designed for large-scale adoption, capable of enabling visual experiences based on highly integrable, high-performance technologies for the next generation of wearables. The two companies will collaborate on the research and development of advanced optical technologies, including waveguides, adaptive lens systems and material innovations, intended for smart lenses and the augmented reality experiences of the future. By combining their complementary expertise and respective intellectual property portfolios, the statement explains, the two companies aim to accelerate the transition from cutting-edge innovation to the development of optical solutions that can be industrialised on a large scale, through joint research programmes conducted in a dedicated laboratory on the Applied Materials campus in Silicon Valley.

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