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{{Company Infobox | {{Company Infobox | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:limbak logo1.png|350px]] | ||
|Type=Private | |Type=Private | ||
|Industry=Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Optical Technology | |Industry=[[Virtual Reality]], [[Augmented Reality]], [[Optical Technology]] | ||
|Founded=2013, Madrid, Spain | |Founded=2013, Madrid, Spain | ||
|Founder=Pablo Benítez, Juan Carlos Miñano | |Founder=Pablo Benítez, Juan Carlos Miñano | ||
|Headquarters=Madrid, Spain | |Headquarters=Madrid, Spain | ||
|Notable Personnel=Pablo Benítez (CTO), Juan Carlos Miñano, Milena Nikolic | |Notable Personnel=Pablo Benítez (CTO), Juan Carlos Miñano, Milena Nikolic | ||
|Products=ThinEyes™ Optical Technology, Foveated Optics, Pancake Optics | |Products=[[ThinEyes™ Optical Technology]], [[Foveated Optics]], [[Pancake Optics]] | ||
|Parent=Apple Inc. (since 2022) | |Parent=[[Apple Inc.]] (since 2022) | ||
|Website=www.limbak.com (no longer active) | |Website=www.limbak.com (no longer active) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{see also|Companies}} | |||
[[Limbak]] was a Spanish [[optical]] technology [[company]] that specialized in developing advanced optics for [[virtual reality]] and [[augmented reality]] devices. The company was known for its innovative [[ThinEyes™]] technology, which significantly improved the resolution, weight, and form factor of [[head-mounted display|head-mounted displays]] (HMDs). Founded in 2013, Limbak was acquired by [[Apple Inc.]] in late 2022. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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While Limbak primarily operated as an IP company focusing on optical design rather than manufacturing complete products, its technology was incorporated into several notable VR and AR headsets: | While Limbak primarily operated as an IP company focusing on optical design rather than manufacturing complete products, its technology was incorporated into several notable VR and AR headsets: | ||
* '''Lynx R-1''': This mixed reality headset featured Limbak's ThinEyes® Clover optics, which Lynx described as a "4x catadioptric free-form prism." The design stitched images together from four lens elements to provide a particularly sharp image in the center of the field of view.<ref name="mixed"></ref> | * '''[[Lynx R-1]]''': This mixed reality headset featured Limbak's ThinEyes® Clover optics, which Lynx described as a "4x catadioptric free-form prism." The design stitched images together from four lens elements to provide a particularly sharp image in the center of the field of view.<ref name="mixed"></ref> | ||
* '''Simula One''': This Linux-based VR headset also incorporated Limbak's optical technology.<ref name="mixed"/> | * '''[[Simula One]]''': This Linux-based VR headset also incorporated Limbak's optical technology.<ref name="mixed"/> | ||
* '''LOMID Project''': Limbak collaborated with Fraunhofer on a VR headset with 25 pixels per degree and a 37mm track-to-lens distance as part of the EU-funded LOMID (Large cost-effective OLED microdisplays and their applications) project.<ref name="limbak"></ref> | * '''[[LOMID Project]]''': Limbak collaborated with Fraunhofer on a VR headset with 25 pixels per degree and a 37mm track-to-lens distance as part of the EU-funded LOMID (Large cost-effective OLED microdisplays and their applications) project.<ref name="limbak"></ref> | ||
== Research and Development == | == Research and Development == | ||
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[[Category:Optical Technology Companies]] | |||
[[Category:Apple Inc. acquisitions]] | [[Category:Apple Inc. acquisitions]] | ||
[[Category:Companies based in Madrid]] | [[Category:Companies based in Madrid]] | ||