真乄科技業的頂尖投資團隊

奇景光電成為谷歌眼鏡設備的硅基液晶(LCOS)解決方案的唯一供應商。

目前正在與客戶研發頭戴式微型投影技術，且這將取代液晶顯示器驅動IC，成為該公司今年營收增長的動力。在戈麥斯的團隊問及多少廠商能夠生産適用於諸如谷歌眼鏡等頭戴式設備的穿透式濾色鏡LCOS晶片時，奇景光電迴避了客戶名稱，但指出該公司是唯一一家公開宣佈可以生産此類産品的公司。

(Reuters) - Google Inc took another step toward a commercial version of its Google Glass eyewear by acquiring a small stake in a unit of Taiwanese chipmaker Himax Technologies Inc that develops tiny displays.

Himax's shares were up a third to $6.86 on the Nasdaq.

Google will take a 6.3 percent stake in Himax Display Inc (HDI) and has an option to raise its stake to 14.8 percent within a year, Himax said in a statement without disclosing the financial details.

Google confirmed the deal in an email to Reuters and said Himax Display Inc had been its partner for several years.

Himax said the investment would help fund production of liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) chips and modules, tiny devices used to project images inside head-mounted devices such as Google Glass as well as head-up displays and pico-projectors.

As competition moves from smartphones and tablets to wearable technology, Google is pushing its eyewear as rivals Apple and Samsung Electronics Co work on devices to be worn like a wristwatch.

Described by Google CEO Larry Page as vital to the company's future, Google Glass incorporates a stamp-sized display mounted on the left side of a pair of eyeglass frames that can record video, access messages and retrieve information from the Web.

The project has caught on. Developers, such as those at eBay Inc, have already started working on potential apps, while venture capital firms have teamed up to provide funding for startups working with Google Glass.

Google, which has unveiled its own apps for Glass, has distributed the device to a limited set of early users and developers, and expects to make it available "more widely" later this year.

Jay Srivatsa, managing director of equity research at Chardan Capital Markets, said the investment by Google endorsed Himax's capabilities in LCoS displays and confirmed the Taiwanese company as a "key supplier" to Google Glass.

Srivatsa, rated three out of five by StarMine for the accuracy of his Himax earnings forecasts, estimated Google's investment in the unit to be in the range of $20 million to $40 million.

Google will join Intel's Intel Capital Corp, Khosla Ventures I LP and KPCB Holdings as a shareholder in Himax's HDI unit.

The transaction is expected to close in the current quarter, Himax said.

(Editing by Sreejiraj Eluvangal, Robin Paxton)