Google acquires microLED startup that is working on displays for AR glasses

OSTN Staff

Google Glass may have been a failure, but the company hasn’t given up on the concept. However, it seems that it hasn’t had much success in developing a new design itself, so it has turned to acquiring startups to bring in new talent and technology.

Two years ago it acquired North, a maker of AR glasses, now it has picked up Raxium, which is developing microLED displays for AR and VR applications. The cost of the acquisition wasn’t announced, but previous valuations were reported to be around the $1 billion mark.

microLED is similar to OLED in that it doesn’t use a backlight, instead…

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