ST and notebook specialist Quanta have agreed on a joint effort to develop a reference design for AR smart glasses based  on ST’s Laser-Beam Scanning technology and Quanta’s AR eyewear design and manufacturing capabilities. The reference design is expected in Q1 2021.

The reference design aims to integrate and build upon the expertise of the members of the LaSAR3 Alliance into small, light-weight, and fashionable AR glasses that operate at extremely low power and assure a good Field-of-View (FoV) with a large eye box, while assuring a range of avenues for value-added customization.

“The simultaneous and spirited efforts of ST within the LaSAR Alliance to develop AR eyewear applications and with Quanta to create a foundational reference design emphasize our ambition to be an important contributor to the growth of AR,” says Benedetto Vigna, (pictured) President Analog, MEMS and Sensors Group at ST.