# Plessey agrees to dedicate microLED manufacturing to Facebook for AR glasses

Plessey, a developer of microLED technology, signed a commercial agreement with Facebook to dedicate its LED manufacturing operations to help Facebook prototype and develop new designs for AR/VR devices.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-04-01
- Where: Devon, UK, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: microLED displays for AR/MR
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Plessey](https://endata.com/companies/46184.md)
- [Facebook](https://endata.com/companies/4485.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [jonpeddie.com](https://www.jonpeddie.com/techwatch/facebooks-ar-glasses-getting-closer/), 2020-04-01: "Under a new commercial agreement, Plessy’s LED manufacturing operations will be dedicated to helping Facebook prototype and develop new designs for potential use in the AR/VR space."
- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/facebook-not-apple-gets-plesseys-microleds/), 2020-04-02: "Plessey has been at the forefront of microLED display development and this agreement recognises the significant advances in our capabilities that we have made in recent years."

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