We have never been this excited about the optical components that go into AR glasses and VR headsets before; thanks to Porotech (https://www.porotech.com/) a start-up born from the Cambridge Centre for Gallium Nitride.
On this episode of The AR Minute, Nathan C talks with the charming Helen Adams, Chief Commercial Officer at Porotech, who deftly explains their unique, single emitter LED solution that directly addresses some of the metaverseâs largest blockers for the âalways-onâ use-cases futurists love to dream about.
In most screens and XR headsets (HMD/HUD) a combination of four LEDs, lasers, or âemittersâ must be used to project a specific color; blending red, blue, green, and white (RGB) lights for the desired tint and brightness. This method has a limited color palette and requires 4 emitters per âpixel.â
The Porotech solution reduces this complexity by leveraging proprietary innovations in a semi-porous Gallium Nitride surface that can produce, effectively, a full natural color spectrum from a single source.
In the race to build smaller, lighter, more energy efficient XR glasses, an innovative emitter that requires a fourth of the space, weight, and power could be a total game-changer. This talk opened our eyes to the impact small innovations in the hardware chain can have to the direction of an entire industry.
With a culture of respect and the business smarts that comes as part of Cambridgeâs robust internal start-up programâweâre excited to see the awesome future Porotech can help realize for the metaverse.