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South Korea's LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses
A lens the size of a thumbnail — and the South Korean startup that makes it could become the optical backbone of the AI glasses era.
TL;DR
- LetinAR, a South Korean startup, is developing optical modules for AI smart glasses.
- Their technology, PinTILT, focuses on directing light precisely to the user's eye for brighter images and lower power consumption.
- This approach aims to overcome limitations of existing waveguide and birdbath optical technologies.
- The company has secured $18.5 million in new funding and has customers like NTT QONOQ Devices and Dynabook.
- Aegis Rider is using LetinAR's module in an AI-powered AR helmet for motorcycles, targeting European markets in 2026.
- Global AI glasses shipments are projected to exceed 15 million units in the current year.