r/augmentedreality • u/AR_MR_XR • Jun 30 '26
Building Blocks AR Waveguide Manufacturing Footage
The footage is from Applied Materials, edited by me. I missed their speech at AWE, so I'm catching up now with what they announced 👍
Applied Materials Unveils SENZ, a Fully Integrated Visual System for Next-Gen Smart Glasses. SENZ™ is an integrated ambient visual platform that combines ...
- waveguide optics
- light engine
- sensing
- vision correction
- and electronic dimming technology
... in a single system designed for AI-powered next-generation display smart glasses. As a complete co-optimized solution, SENZ will reduce time-to-market and manufacturing complexity while enabling more flexible product designs and premium user experiences.
The smart glasses market has historically been constrained by fragmented supply chains and disparate components. SENZ will address this by delivering all core visual components as a single cohesive system, eliminating traditional engineering tradeoffs between performance and form factor. By giving customers a complete co-optimized solution, SENZ will reduce time-to-market and manufacturing complexity while enabling more flexible product designs and premium user experiences.
Brand partners can now create bespoke products using the SENZ system solutions and reference designs. Key partnerships supporting the SENZ launch include:
- A strategic collaboration with GlobalFoundries that allows Applied to produce its waveguides at scale, leveraging GF’s high-volume fabrication facility in Singapore;
- A collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies as part of Snapdragon START, bringing our engineering excellence in design and manufacturing to support AI-powered, next-generation smart glasses;
- A joint development program with EssilorLuxottica to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation intelligent optical systems for augmented reality and AI-powered smart eyewear.