‘Proof of Concept’ Work Continues on AR/VR Headset: eMagin CEO

OLED microdisplay supplier eMagin expects to continue working in 2021 on “scalability” to bring its direct-patterning OLED process technology to consumer augmented- and virtual-reality headsets, said CEO Andrew Sculley on a Q4 call Thursday: “Our OLED microdisplays will satisfy the brightness, contrast, speed and resolution needed for AR and VR headsets.” The $4.4 million eMagin got in contract revenue last year “primarily reflected development work for a tier 1 consumer company for an advanced display design and proof of concept for a consumer AR/VR device,” said acting Chief Financial Officer Mark Koch. Bringing the project to the next layer of development will hinge on the tier 1 company finding a “mass production partner,” said Sculley.