Leia (company)
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Leia Inc. is an American company producing 3D autostereoscopic displays and software applications.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Display technology |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | David Fattal, Pierre-Emmanuel Evreux, Zhen Peng |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, , United States |
| Website | www |
Leia is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with a nano-fabrication center in Palo Alto, a content team in Los Angeles and Auckland, New Zealand, and industrialization center in Suzhou, China.[citation needed]
History
The company was founded in 2014 as a spin-off of HP Labs.[1] Its research into the holographic display concept under HP was published by Nature in 2013.[2] CEO David Fattal explained the diffraction-based system was intended to address shortcomings certain limitations of other mobile three-dimensional display approaches including support for multiple simultaneous viewers, the ability to operate in a conventional two-dimensional mode without loss of resolution, and reduced reliance on computational eye-tracking.[3] The company foresaw uses of its technology in mobile devices, automobiles, and medical applications.[4][5][6]
In May 2016, Leia announced a partnership with Altice to market a smartphone featuring its technology.[7]
In 2017, Red Digital Cinema announced its intent to produce a high-end smartphone featuring the technology (the Red Hydrogen One). As part of its development, Red entered into a partnership with Leia, including funding, and Red's founder Jim Jannard joining Leia's board of directors.[8][6]
In 2018, Leia launched its 3D content platform LeiaLoft™[9] including an Android App Store and a developer portal.[10]
The Red Hydrogen device, which used Leia’s autostereoscopic display, was released in the United States on 2 November 2018 through carriers including AT&T and Verizon, and was later offered in Mexico through Telcel.[11]