UltraSense Systems and Partron Sign MOU to Advance Next-Generation AI Wearables and Smartphones

Building the interface layer for the Physical AI era.

SAN JOSE, Calif. and SEOUL, South Korea , Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- UltraSense Systems and Partron have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on advanced user-interface technologies for AI wearables and smartphones.

As AI increasingly moves into physical devices, the industry will require more intuitive, seamless, and intelligent ways for people to interact with technology. The collaboration combines UltraSense's ultrasound-based sensing platform with Partron's product engineering, integration, and manufacturing expertise to help enable these new experiences.

The companies will work together to accelerate implementation of UltraSense's touch-on-metal and solid-state user-interface technologies across emerging wearable and mobile form factors. Partron will also support global customers with product design integration, manufacturing, and deployment as programs move from concept and development toward commercialization and high-volume production.

"The new Physical AI era will require better interfaces between people and intelligent devices," said Mo Maghsoudnia, CEO of UltraSense Systems. "Our collaboration with Partron brings together advanced sensing and strong product execution to create more intuitive experiences for the devices that are yet to come."

"We see significant opportunities for new interaction technologies across AI wearables and smartphones," said Mr. Won-Kuen Kim, CEO of Partron. "Together, we aim to help customers implement differentiated interface technologies, accelerate product development, and bring innovative, scalable products to market faster."

The MOU establishes a framework for joint development, customer implementation, and commercialization opportunities worldwide.

About UltraSense Systems

UltraSense Systems is building the next generation of user interfaces for the Physical AI era, where intelligent devices will require more natural, seamless ways to interact with people. Its Ultrasound Intelligent Platform™ combines proprietary ultrasound sensing, custom ASICs, embedded processing, firmware, and sensor-fusion algorithms.

The platform enables touch, force, proximity, gesture, and haptic feedback through software-defined, solid-state interfaces designed to replace mechanical controls and enable new device experiences. UltraSense's portfolio includes AEC-Q100-qualified semiconductor devices and serves AI wearables, AR/VR, mobile, robotics, medical, and industrial markets.

About Partron

Partron is a global technology platform company that connects the world through sensors. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in South Korea, Partron has grown from a precision components manufacturer into a technology partner built on three core competencies — Sense, Connect, and Integrate — spanning camera modules, sensors, antennas, RF, and advanced packaging technologies.

Partron's platform enables SiP (System-in-Package), AI edge modules, and end-to-end OEM/ODM solutions from design through mass production, serving global customers in mobile, wearables, automotive, healthcare, and industrial markets through R&D and manufacturing operations across Korea, China, and Vietnam.

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