# Metalenz acquires PxE for light-routing camera sensor technology

_Published Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 8:10 AM EST · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Metalenz has acquired Israeli startup PxE Holographic Imaging, developer of an optical layer that redirects light onto camera sensor pixels instead of absorbing it through color filters, WIRED reports. Financial details were not disclosed.

PxE's HoloCoder can also capture depth information and is claimed to collect up to 2.5 times more light. Metalenz has shipped more than 300 million metasurface optics to consumer devices.

PxE's technology is not yet on the market. Metalenz CEO Rob Devlin expects consumer electronics using it as early as late 2027 or early 2028, with the two companies' technologies initially remaining separate products.

## Sources

- [WIRED](https://www.wired.com/story/your-smartphone-camera-could-get-a-big-upgrade-with-this-tech/)

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