Chinese Startup Unveils Chip to Rival Apple Vision Pro
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The Jizhi G-X100 chip features a photon-to-photon latency of 9 milliseconds, making it faster than Apple’s Vision Pro, which has a 12-millisecond latency.
GravityXR, a Chinese start-up, developed the chip for powering headsets and artificial intelligence glasses. Its founder previously worked for Apple’s extended reality, or XR, unit.
Mr. Wang Chaohao, a Stanford University graduate, founded GravityXR. The company showcased the Jizhi G-X100, described as China’s first all-in-one mixed reality chip, built on a 5-nanometre node.
This product is part of a new line of chips from GravityXR. They claim to surpass Apple in specific metrics and are intended for lightweight AI glasses and high-end XR headsets, including those comparable to Apple’s Pro Vision.
The company stated the G-X100’s photon-to-photon latency, or PTP, is 9 milliseconds, which is faster than Apple’s Vision Pro at 12 milliseconds.
Yongjiang Lab in Ningbo described the chip as “a significant breakthrough for China in the area of spatial computing.” The lab, backed by the Zhejiang provincial government, supported Mr. Wang’s venture early on.
Spatial computing is a scientific field enabling computing equipment to “see” the real world. It combines this real-world data with a virtual world, forming extended reality experiences.
The lab added that the chip addressed a key issue for smart mixed reality devices. Its speed, power, and energy efficiency allow AI glasses to weigh less than 100 grammes.
PTP latency in augmented reality, or AR, headsets measures the time for an image to transfer to a user’s vision. Mr. He Wancheng, an analyst at XR consulting firm Wellsenn, noted that high latency can disrupt virtual and real-world integration.
This disruption often leads to visual discomfort, as well as disorientation for users.
Extended reality, or XR, encompasses technologies that blend virtual and physical worlds. These include augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality, which fully replaces users’ real-world vision.
Counterpoint Research, a consulting firm, estimated global XR display shipments would increase by 6% this year. AR glasses shipments were projected to grow by 42% in the same period.
GravityXR also debuted two additional chips. One is designed for recording high-definition video in products such as AR glasses.
The second new chip delivers low power usage for spatial and three-dimensional rendering applications.
GravityXR has attracted investors including HongShan, formerly Sequoia Capital China, Gaorong Capital, Chinese contract electronics manufacturer Goertek, and video game developer miHoYo.
According to a Ningbo Daily report, its clients include Meta Platforms, Goertek, and Chinese robotics firm Agibot.
GravityXR, founded by Mr. Wang Chaohao, debuted the Jizhi G-X100 chip.
The G-X100 features a 9-millisecond photon-to-photon latency, faster than Apple’s Vision Pro at 12 milliseconds.
The chip, built on a 5-nanometre node, is designed for XR headsets and artificial intelligence glasses.
Source: SCMP
