Plessey micro-LEDs selected for AR glasses

Plessey has tied up with Vuzix to develop augmented reality glasses, combining Plessey’s ‘Quanta-Brite’ micro-LED arrays and Vuzix’ expertise and IP in smart glasses and optics. Quanta-Brite is a light source for illuminating DMD (digital micro-mirror device) or LCoS (liquid crystal-on-silicon) display engines, based on monolithic arrays of micro-LEDs, which Plessey claims will enable an optical system up to 50% smaller, lighter and simpler than incumbent solutions, as well as improve power-efficiency.