Kopin Corporation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kopin Corporation (Nasdaq: KOPN) is a Westborough, Massachusetts-based electronics manufacturer, best known for its microdisplay devices and application specific optical solutions for defense, enterprise, medical and consumer mobile electronics.
Founder and former Chairman, President and CEO John C.C. Fan describes the company's growth strategy as being based on expanding the range of applications for microdisplays.[1]
Kopin's first CyberDisplay product debuted in 1999 in a JVC digital camera; it featured a 320x240 pixel display with a 0.24 inches (0.61 cm) diagonal measurement.[2] In 2007, the Olympus Corporation chose a Kopin CyberDisplay with QVGA-level resolution for inclusion as a viewfinder in its SP-550 UZ model.[3] In 2012, the company's newest CyberDisplay model had a diagonal measurement of 0.27 inches (0.69 cm) with VGA-level resolution of 640x480 pixels.[4]
Outside of the consumer market, Kopin's microdisplays have also been used in electronics devices aimed at the military and law enforcement officers. In 2008, the United States Army awarded Kopin with the first phase of a $4.2 million program aimed at producing microdisplays more quickly and improving their performance, with the aim of incorporating them in night vision devices.[5]
Other products
Kopin also previously manufactured heterojunction bipolar transistors.[6]
Acquisitions
In January 2011, Kopin acquired British optoelectronics company Forth Dimension Displays (FDD) for £7 million in cash. Kopin's former president John Fan indicated in media comments that Kopin was especially interested in FDD's ultra-high resolution reflective microdisplays and time domain imaging technology.[7]