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RayNeo x Qualcomm
RayNeo PR Newswire (Jan 10 2024, Las Vegas) announced collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies and Applied Materials to develop consumer AI-enabled AR glasses combining Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 with Applied Materials full-color waveguides and RayNeo hardware/software. Qualcomm's Said Bakadir and RayNeo founder/CEO Howie Li are quoted on on-device AI and all-day form factor goals. RayNeo is described as incubated by TCL Electronics (company-stated).
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- 2024-01-102.7 years ago
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- 2.7 years
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RayNeo is a Shenzhen-based augmented reality (AR) glasses developer incubated by TCL Electronics and spun off in 2021. The company is the global leader in consumer AR smart glasses with 24-39% market share across 2025, serving 500K+ users in 25+ countries. Products include the X3 Pro (MicroLED waveguide AR glasses with Qualcomm AR1), V3 AI Camera Glasses, and Air series pocket TVs. CEO Howie Li led the company through over CNY 1B (USD 143M) in Series C funding in January 2026 from [China mobile](/companies/china-mobile) and CITIC Jinshi.
Qualcomm, headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, was founded in 1985 and trades on NASDAQ as QCOM. The company develops the Qualcomm RB (Robotics) Platform: RB1, RB2, and RB3 system-on-modules for IoT and robotics with integrated AI, 5G, and computer vision, as well as the Snapdragon Ride platform for ADAS, autonomous driving, and AMR/drone autonomy. Its robotics customers include [Irobot](/companies/irobot), LG, Sony (Aibo), and Amazon (Astro).
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