xMEMS Unveils XMC-1200, a 46mm² Active Micro Fan for AR, XR, and Smart Glasses
July 28, 2026
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xMEMS Labs, Inc. announced what the company says is the world’s smallest active micro fan, the XMC-1200. It is designed for AR, XR, and smart glasses, and manages heat directly at the source. The µCooling chip allows brighter and more stable displays, sustained processor performance, and improved wearer comfort.
“Glasses are colliding with a thermal wall, and the industry has been engineering around the problem instead of through it,” said Mike Housholder, Vice President and General Manager of the Thermal Management Business Unit at xMEMS. “Devices are getting hotter, and a rotary fan simply will not fit inside a temple arm – mechanically, acoustically, or thermodynamically. The XMC-1200 is the first active cooling device thin enough, quiet enough, and efficient enough to work where glasses electronics live.”
Due to its size of just 46mm², the XMC-1200 is ideal for integration in glasses
The XMC-1200 solves the challenge of short recording windows by managing heat in space constrained areas resulting in extended recording sessions for the capture of longer events, conversations, and POV experiences.
For more information, visit xmems.com/micro-cooling-xmc-1200..
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