SingaporeApril 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) (“MetaOptics” or the “Company”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) is pleased to announce that the Company has achieved significant milestones in securing orders for metalens and module design/evaluation from world-class clients.
As stated in the Company’s annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company has observed that client interest in metalens technology has evolved from initial awareness into substantive evaluation, development, and collaboration. Through the Group’s ongoing and in-depth engagement with identified clients, including technical discussions and non-binding memoranda of understanding, the Group has achieved the following milestones with world-class clients in areas such as consumer electronics, semiconductor design and manufacturing, as well as engineering and technology:
Following a rigorous testing and evaluation process, the Group was recently confirmed as a direct supplier by a major South Korean consumer electronics company. The Group is pleased to update that the metalens design optimization phase has been completed, and the client is currently actively reviewing system parameters and specifications. The Group’s engineering team is working closely with the client to advance the next steps, which include the Group’s participation in the product launch cycle.
The Group recently submitted a prototype development and production proposal to a leading European engineering and technology company to support next-generation particle sensing solutions incorporating metalens technology. The customized metalens used in the aforementioned solution has a diameter of less than 1 millimeter and is intended to be manufactured using the Group’s 12-inch DUV immersion lithography process, leveraging semiconductor manufacturing capabilities for mass production.
Following technical discussions with a European semiconductor wafer foundry and manufacturing company, the Group has demonstrated the design features and functions of its automated metalens testing equipment, highlighting sorting and characterization capabilities to align with the client’s potential plan to deploy the Group’s automated metalens testing equipment. The Group is highly excited about this opportunity and looks forward to helping establish end-to-end metalens manufacturing capabilities in Europe through its vertically integrated metalens equipment business segment, which supports the local advanced semiconductor ecosystem. This business segment focuses on the development and commercialization of advanced production systems, including direct laser writing equipment, automated metalens testing equipment, and automated metalens module assembly equipment.
The Group recently sold a monochrome wide-angle IoT infrared metalens camera development kit sample to a major South Korean automotive intelligent sensing company. The Group is working closely with this client to further advance the relevant evaluation process.
As announced by the Company in March 2026, the Group’s client development efforts on its micro-manufacturing platform in Taiwan, China are progressing well. Following the successful deployment of direct laser writing equipment and automated metalens testing equipment, an existing co-packaged optics supplier to a major foundry has requested metalens samples from the platform. The Group is working closely with its partners in Taiwan, China to support the supply of such metalens samples. Concurrently, the Group is also evaluating another micro-manufacturing platform in a mature industrial hub in Asia for the deployment and installation of its direct laser writing equipment and automated metalens testing equipment by the end of 2026, to further support the regional semiconductor supply chain and meet growing customer demand.
Mr. Cheng Zhangjin, Executive Chairman of MetaOptics, commented: “With strong shareholder support for the proposed Nasdaq dual listing and other matters at our Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 10, 2026, coupled with sustained order momentum from clients, we are well-prepared and committed to executing our growth plans. This will further accelerate the commercialization of metalenses, expand our international network, and strengthen our market position in high-growth sectors.“
By Order of the Board
Cheng Zhangjin
Executive Chairman
April 22, 2026
About MetaOptics Ltd
MetaOptics Ltd (Catalist: 9MT) is a leading semiconductor optics company specializing in the research and development of metalens solutions based on glass substrates, combined with AI-driven image processing technology. Leveraging advanced optical design and scalable 12-inch DUV lithography processes, MetaOptics supports next-generation applications in CPO, mobile devices, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), automotive electronics, and other emerging markets. Headquartered in Singapore, the company is dedicated to providing high-performance, reliable, and mass-producible optical solutions to meet the needs of today’s most innovative technology brands. For more information, please visit: www.metaoptics.sg.