Commercial production start for smart eyewear (A1) and initial shipments
Commenced commercial production of A1 silicon-anode battery for lead customer's reference platform; initial shipments underway with production expected to ramp through H2 2026; smart eyewear sampling for AI2 planned this quarter; company expects ~50,000 smart eyewear units in 2026 and projects the market could exceed $1B by 2030.
Smartphone OEM qualification alignment and progress
Aligned with Honor on an updated silicon-anode specific qualification framework (prioritizing ~0.2C tests vs legacy 0.7C); second smartphone OEM adopting a similar approach; cycle life testing under the new protocols is progressing and results are approaching required thresholds.
Revenue growth and improved margins
Reported Q1 revenue of $7.6 million, above the high end of guidance and up 49% year-over-year; non-GAAP gross margin was 26.3%; sixth consecutive quarter of positive gross profit on both GAAP and non-GAAP bases.
Strong cash position and liquidity runway
Ended Q1 with approximately $582.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, providing substantial liquidity to fund commercialization, capacity expansion and strategic opportunities.
Manufacturing yield and throughput improvements
Yields in most production zones nearing or exceeding 90%; Zone 1 dicing step-level yields approximately 80% with continued improvement; mechanical dicing progress (hybrid laser + mechanical approach) demonstrated to materially increase throughput and reduce cost prospects.
AI2 engineering sample energy density improvement
Produced first engineering samples of AI2 for smart eyewear delivering greater than 20% higher volumetric energy density versus AI1 through reduced inactive material and increased cathode voltage; AI1 smartphone battery independently validated at 935 Wh/L.
MX platform launch and drone market traction
Launched MX1-B01 drone cell delivering 360 Wh/kg and ~300 cycles, NDAA-compliant and manufactured in Korea; global Korea pipeline now exceeds $130 million (majority driven by drone demand) and company targets MX2 at 400 Wh/kg in 2027.
Commercial and organizational moves to drive scale
Appointed Steve Bakos as SVP Worldwide Sales to accelerate commercial conversion; vertical integration and owned manufacturing footprint (Korea and Malaysia) positioned to meet defense/industrial supply chain requirements; Q2 2026 revenue guidance $8M–$9M and continued targeted CapEx for capacity expansion.