Corning Inc, a leading global materials science company, announced on Friday it had joined the Laser Scanning for Augmented Reality (LaSAR) Alliance aimed at standardising the development and production of augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) devices.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO), a major international federation of industry leaders promoting the standardisation of technologies in the electronics industry, founded the LaSAR Alliance in late March this year.
The IEEE-ISTO states it established the Alliance to build an ecosystem for the design and production of augmented reality wearables such as head-mountable displays and smart glasses, among others, as well as to facilitate information exchanges across the industry.
According to a press release, it also aims to “create, build, and grow effective and compelling laser beam scanning-based solutions.”
Dr Bharath Rajagopalan, Director of Strategic Marketing at STMicroelectronics and Chair of the LaSAR Alliance, said:
“LaSAR welcomes Corning to the Alliance and looks forward to their contributions in building the solid foundation on which we can all drive the growth of augmented reality wearable devices through laser beam scanning solutions”
Quentin Hayet, Augmented Reality Solutions Product Line Manager for Corning Inc, said his company was proud to back the “advancement of industry standards” by joining the LaSAR initiative, adding Corning “believed in the potential applications” for AR and MR devices.
He concluded: “We’re investing in emerging technologies and developing new solutions designed to accelerate market adoption – and we look forward to advancing our initiatives in collaboration with the alliance.”
According to Mr Rajagopalan, laser beam scanning solutions showed massive potential for developing smart glasses and head-mountable displays, but required a “tightly knit ecosystem” of technologies.
The Alliance hoped to facilitate “an environment of cooperation and collaboration”, he added in a March statement.
Information from the organisation’s website reveals ST Microelectronics, Osram OS, Dispelix, AMAT & Mega1 as founding members. Kindly visit LaSARAlliance.org for more information.
