Polar ID kills the cutout- Metalenz launches simple, secure, face authentication working under the phone display

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News · November 11, 2026

Metalenz Acquires PxE Imaging

Metalenz and PxE Holographic Imaging logos in two overlapping rings, with New Perception for AI where they meet

Metalenz extends its differentiated dataset for Physical and Edge AI on one proven supply chain. Designed to replace the Bayer filter, PxE’s Holocoder technology captures depth alongside RGB without a separate depth sensor, active illumination, or computationally expensive sensor fusion.

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Real-time, Natively fused Color-Infrared-Depth

Redefining the sensor supply chain

PxE’s holographic technology delivers world-class image quality and depth accuracy, plus 2.5X the SNR of traditional Bayer-based cameras.

2.5X SNR

of traditional Bayer-based cameras

Markets

Better Information, less compute. The only platform for AI in the wild.

Polarization signature of a real face beside a highly realistic printed mask: in the standard photo they look alike, while in the polarization image the skin reads blue-green and the mask reads red

Consumer Device

Secure, frictionless, under display authentication for smartphones, laptops and smart home.

Physical AI

Natively aligned RGB and depth in a single camera, no sensor fusion