AR Alliance expands reach with 18 new member companies

11 Feb 2026

High-tech firms from across the global AR sector sign up to group that recently became part of SPIE.

The AR Alliance, a division of SPIE focused on augmented reality (AR), has announced the addition of new companies and institutions AlphaLum, Appotronics, Augmenteum, CREAL, EyeJets, GIS, Gixel, Goertek, Kyocera SLD Laser, Nichia America, Oorym Optics, OQmented, Raon-Tech, Solnil, TDK, TechnoTeam, TriLite Technologies, and University of Rochester to its membership.

The AR Alliance provides a supportive and neutral environment for organizations of all sizes to take an active role in advancing and strengthening AR hardware development and the associated ecosystem.

“We are building AR together,” said Dr Bharath Rajagopalan, Chair of The AR Alliance and Director of Strategic Marketing, STMicroelectronics. “The AR Alliance is where we are working to harmonize approaches for advancing, unifying, and growing the global AR supply chain as well as accelerating innovation. We are pleased to welcome these new players to the AR Alliance to join us in this important work and bring their technology and product leadership.”

New member company profiles

• AlphaLum develops advanced optical solutions that push the frontiers of augmented and mixed reality. It designs high-performance systems that deliver precision, efficiency, and seamless integration backed by decades of expertise in optics, electronics, software, and AI.
• Appotronics is a global leader in laser display technology.
• Augmenteum is pioneering liquid crystal–based active optics, delivering smaller, lighter, and smarter optical systems. Their technology allows for dynamic aberration correction, increased FOV, jitter reduction, and overall improved clarity – thus enabling applications ranging from AR/VR wearables to defense, drones, and advanced microscopy.
• CREAL’s patented light field technology projects light rays exactly as they behave in the real world, enabling genuine 3D digital imagery. The digital content blends seamlessly with the surroundings, offering continuous focal depth for a truly natural, healthy, and comfortable visual experience.
• EyeJets’ patented visual retinal display and eye-tracking technology enables users to view digital images from the corner of their eye, then instantly return focus to their physical surroundings.
• General Interface Solution (GIS) is a professional provider of touch display modules and advanced optical solutions, with products covering automotive displays, AR/VR optical modules, and advanced optical components.
• Gixel’s proprietary optical engine delivers smartphone-level image quality in a form factor small enough for normal-looking glasses—without the compromises of waveguides.
• Goertek is a developer of components such as: acoustics, optics, microelectronic, and enclosure parts. For finished products, Goertek is a world-forerunner in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Wearable, Hearable, Home, and other digital-era hardware.
• Kyocera SLD Laser is commercializing a new generation of gallium-nitride-based laser light sources for various applications, including automotive, mobility, specialty lighting, and consumer devices.
• Nichia America Corp. is the US subsidiary of Nichia Corp. of Japan, a significant manufacturer of optical semiconductors.
• Oorym Optics is a waveguide company for augmented reality applications.
• OQmented, based in Germany, is developing fully integrated, ultra-compact MEMS-based laser beam scanning projection display systems for AR devices and 3D sensing solutions for mobile and stationary applications.
• Solnil develops a nano-manufacturing technology that enables direct nanoimprinting of metal oxides by sol-gel chemistry. This is suitable for applications requiring miniaturized and engineered optical functions: multispectral imaging, 3D sensing, laser optics, augmented reality, metasurfaces, gas sensing.
• TDK AIsight is a core technology platform that enables context-aware vision, memory, and low-power on-device intelligence for next-generation smart glasses.
• TechnoTeam, located in Ilmenau, Germany, is a manufacturer of image processing systems for use in light metrology.
• TriLite Technologies designs and builds what it calls “the world’s smallest projection displays”. Its solutions are driven by proprietary, multi-parameter software and deploy advanced machine learning algorithms to generate laser beam scanning devices.
• University of Rochester’s Center for Extended Reality (CXR) is exploring frontier technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, and immersive platforms by seamlessly integrating optics, computing, neuroscience, and education. Its aim is to revolutionize learning, accessibility, and workforce training through interaction with both digital and tangible environments.

About the AR Alliance

The AR Alliance Founding Board Members comprise STMicroelectronics, Meta, EssilorLuxottica, Corning, Dispelix, Optofidelity, Engo, Google, and Qualcomm. Organizations of every size and in any sector of the ecosystem are respected, heard, and supported in The AR Alliance’s non-competitive, collaborative environment. Flexible membership levels remove barriers to access enabling companies of varying stages of maturity and resources to engage.

More information about the AR Alliance, including membership, is available at thearalliance.org.