• We received approval of our design from a Tier 1 consumer electronics partner for prototype high resolution, 4k x 4k displays featuring very high brightness using our dPd technology, which will result in a headset with a wide field of view and no screen door effect. We worked with a foundry partner to manufacture the silicon wafers needed to develop our displays, the first of which were shipped to us in December 2018 for testing and evaluation. We anticipate completing these displays in the third quarter of 2019.
• We received an order totaling $560 thousand in support of the Javelin Missile program Command Launch Unit. We anticipate a follow-on order in the second quarter of 2019.
• We supported multiple prime contractors with display deliveries for pre-production units for the US Army Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular program. This program is anticipated to commence production in 2020 with an overall acquisition objective by the US Army of 190,000 systems.
• Ground and flight tests were successfully completed in the fourth quarter of 2018 for a major U.S. Army helicopter helmet upgrade program to retrofit high brightness microdisplays into the current fielded helmet.
• We delivered the first 2K x 2K compact board interface to an aviation prime contractor for the development of a next generation helmet prototype in the second quarter and continued to provide samples to key potential customers throughout the year. The compact size, long interface cables, and DisplayPort compliant standard make this system ideally suited for head-wearable applications for both the military and consumer markets.
• We delivered high brightness 2K × 2K microdisplays to a major defense contractor for use in a prototype aviation helmet. This was in anticipation of a Request for Proposal which has now been issued by the U.S. Government to develop a next generation rotary wing helmet.
• We are currently developing a prism optic to pair with our displays and evaluating prototypes received from potential manufacturing partners. There is interest in this display and prism combination for both military and commercial applications.