Until now, no company has been able to produce such glasses that weigh less than 50g. Glass diffractive optical waveguide lenses are commonly used in the industry.

Meta-Bounds, however, has resolved technological issues by using resin wafers and reduced the weight of optical waveguides by more than 50%.

Augmented reality (AR) devices that are already on the market are still difficult for short-sighted people to use, given as myopia lenses add bulk and cannot be worn for a long time because of their weight.

Meta-Bounds’ resin waveguide, however, is light enough for users to wear for long spells. Furthermore, resin optical waveguides are also superior to glass ones in terms of safety and reliability.

Established in 2021, Meta-Bounds has one of the biggest AR near-eye display module manufacturing plants in China with class 100 and class 1,000 clean rooms. A class 100 clean room has 100 or fewer particles per cubic foot.

Meta-Bounds is also able to complete the entire process of design, development, production and product testing by itself. It also has mass production capabilities.

According to the latest report from market analysis company Strategy Analytics, sales of retail AR devices tripled from 2020 to 2021. Global shipments of head-mounted displays specifically for AR are forecast to reach about 60 million units in 2027.