Xiamen Leading Optics

What Xiamen Leading Optics does

Xiamen Leading Optics Co., Ltd. (Evetar brand), founded September 2002 and headquartered in Xiamen, China, is a precision optical lens designer and manufacturer serving B2B OEM customers across automotive, security surveillance, machine vision, drones, AR/VR, LiDAR, medical, and consumer imaging verticals. The company has independently developed more than 3,000 lens types spanning UV, visible, infrared, and laser wavelengths, with proprietary capabilities in aspheric glass, multi-spectral fusion, IR correction, and motorized zoom — supported by 67 registered patents. Its product portfolio includes thermal imaging lenses (8-14μm), TOF lenses, line scan lenses up to 16K resolution, fisheye lenses up to 250° FOV, LiDAR optics (±0.01° angular resolution), and liquid lenses with 1-10ms response.

The company operates a vertically integrated manufacturing footprint of approximately 95,000㎡ across Xiamen (33,000㎡ HQ, 40,000㎡ Haicang South factory), Shangrao (22,000㎡ processing base), and a planned 200,000㎡ Zhangzhou facility, complemented by wholly-owned subsidiaries covering aspheric technology (Xiamen Freeform Optical Technology, est. 2010), automotive optics (Xiamen Leading Automotive Optech, est. 2020), and US sales (Evetar USA Inc., est. 2005). It holds ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001, and IATF16949 certifications, and is recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise, National SRDI Enterprise, and National Enterprise Technology Center.

The business model is hardware sales of B2B optical components on a quote-based pricing structure (no public pricing disclosed), distributed through direct enterprise sales via global offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Frankfurt, Taiwan, and Korea, supplemented by trade show presence at CIOE, Vision China, and the International Low Altitude Economy Expo. The company went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Main Board (stock code 605118) on July 30, 2020, and exports products to more than 80 countries; no named end-customer logos are publicly disclosed, suggesting revenue is distributed across many OEM accounts in its diversified vertical mix.

Name

Xiamen Leading Optics

Legal name

Xiamen Leading Optics Co., Ltd. (厦门力鼎光电股份有限公司)

Website

https://leadingoptics.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Xiamen Leading Optics is a Chinese precision optical lens designer and manufacturer (Evetar brand) producing 3,000+ lens types for B2B OEM customers across automotive, security surveillance, machine vision, drones, AR/VR, LiDAR, medical, and consumer imaging verticals, exporting to 80+ countries from facilities in Xiamen, Shangrao, and Zhangzhou.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Optical Lenses

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Precision optical lenses
• Machine vision optics
• Automotive camera lenses
• Security surveillance optics
• LiDAR laser optics

Headquarters

HQ city

Xiamen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Optical Lens Manufacturing: The company generates revenue through the design, development, and manufacture of optical lenses sold to customers across multiple industries including automotive, security surveillance, machine vision, consumer electronics, medical, drones, and AR/VR. Products include standardized lens series as well as customized OEM solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Xiamen Leading Optics designs, develops, and manufactures precision optical lenses and optical systems across imaging optics, laser optics, projection optics, AR/VR optics, and specialty optics. The company sells both standardized lens series and customized OEM optical solutions to manufacturers and system integrators serving automotive, security surveillance, machine vision, drone, medical, AR/VR, and LiDAR/laser applications. It has independently developed more than 3,000 optical lens types and exports to 80+ countries.

Product overview

Xiamen Leading Optics (力鼎光电) is a specialized optical solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of precision optical lenses and systems. The company provides Imaging Optical Lenses including security surveillance, automotive, drone, night vision, computer vision, video conference, TOF, and action camera lenses; AR/VR products including virtual and portable desktop displays and semiconductor/VR detection; Projection Optics including laser projection and automotive logo projection; and Laser Optics including VCSEL/EEL/Coherent LiDAR, 3D laser scanning, laser illumination, coupling, measurement, and beam shaping systems. The company also offers specialty products including liquid lenses, line scan lenses, zoom lenses, and fisheye lenses. The product portfolio is organized around five main categories: Imaging Optical Lenses (the core business), Laser Optics, Projection Optics, AR/VR, and specialty/optical system solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Security Surveillance Lens
• Automotive Lens
• Drone Lens
• Thermal Imaging Lens
• Night Vision Lens
• TOF Lens
• Computer Vision Lens
• Video Conference Lens
• Action Camera Lens
• Sight Optics
• Virtual Desktop Display Lens
• Portable Desktop Display Lens
• Semiconductor/VR Detection Optical System
• Automotive Logo Projection Lens
• Laser Projection Lens
• VCSEL LiDAR Optical System
• EEL LiDAR Optical System
• Coherent LiDAR Optical System
• 3D Laser Scanning Optical System
• Laser Beam Shapers
• Laser Measurement and Detection Optical System
• Laser Illumination Optical System
• Laser Coupling Optical System
• Liquid Lens
• Line Scan Lens
• Zoom Lens
• Fisheye Lens

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sunny Optical Technology: Largest Chinese optical component manufacturer with overlapping product lines in automotive lenses, security surveillance optics, machine vision, and AR/VR. Direct competitor in nearly every segment where Xiamen Leading Optics operates, but at substantially greater scale.
• Computar (CBC Group): Brand under CBC Group producing machine vision and security surveillance lenses with global distribution. Direct competitor in machine vision FA lenses and security zoom lens segments.
• Genius Electronic Optical: Taiwan-based optical lens maker with comparable product portfolio spanning security surveillance, machine vision, automotive, and AR/VR. Direct competitor with similar breadth of applications and customer overlap.
• VS Technology: Japanese manufacturer specializing in machine vision and industrial inspection lenses, with overlap in line scan and FA lens products. Comparable in machine vision focus and high-precision industrial optical applications.
• Phenix Optical: Long-established Chinese optical manufacturer producing lenses and optical components for industrial, security, and consumer applications. Comparable in heritage and breadth of optical product portfolio to Xiamen Leading Optics.
• Foctek Photonics: Chinese optical lens manufacturer with strong presence in security surveillance, machine vision, and automotive optics. Direct domestic peer competing for similar OEM customers in the Chinese security and industrial automation markets.
• SEKONIX: Korean optical lens manufacturer specializing in surveillance, automotive, and machine vision lenses. Directly comparable in product focus and end-market orientation to Xiamen Leading Optics' security and automotive lens lines.

Broad incumbents

• HOYA Corporation: Japanese optical technology company with broad exposure to optical glass, photomasks, and specialty lens products. A larger diversified optics incumbent whose specialty lens business overlaps with Xiamen Leading Optics' high-end imaging and laser optics offerings.
• Tamron: Japanese optical lens manufacturer with a broad portfolio spanning surveillance, machine vision, automotive, and consumer imaging. A well-established global incumbent competing with Xiamen Leading Optics in security and machine vision segments.
• Largan Precision: Taiwan-based global leader in optical lens manufacturing, primarily in smartphone and consumer imaging. A scaled incumbent with overlapping capabilities in precision optical design and mass production that competes with Xiamen Leading Optics in adjacent imaging applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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