5G Could Drive VR Market, Says Kopin CEO
The virtual-reality market “could grow rapidly with 5G,” said Kopin CEO John Fan on a Q1 call Tuesday, and the microdisplay supplier is “optimistic” consumer demand for VR and augmented-reality headsets ultimately will match that of the “pretty hot” enterprise AR/VR market “in the coming years.” Fan, when pressed, disclosed that Kopin is developing a new Solos AR headset targeted toward a broader consumer audience than the limited cyclist demographic from before. OLED microdisplays “will be the display of choice for VR because of its superior performance,” especially if it can “achieve high brightness,” he said. Increasing peak brightness to 5,000 nits from the current 1,000 nits “will enable innovative optical designs,” including headsets with “much thinner” forms, said Fan.