Kopin Features Current, Emerging and Future CyberDisplay-Enabled Products at Society for Information Display 2002.Business/Technology Editors Society for Information Display TAUNTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2002 From 3D Wearable TV to Military Surveillance Equipment, Manufacturers See Company's Microdisplay as the Future of Imaging When the Society for Information Display's (SID) (www.sid.org) 33rd Annual Symposium opens at Boston's Hynes Convention Center The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Boston's Back Bay has 193,000 square feet (0 m) of exhibit space and can accommodate up to four concurrent events. today, Kopin Corporation (Nasdaq: KOPN) will showcase more than a dozen current, emerging and future consumer, military, medical and industrial products enabled by its award-winning, patented CyberDisplay(TM) family of miniature flat-panel displays. The CyberDisplay is the world's smallest, lightest, highest resolution active matrix LCD (liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. ). "The CyberDisplay has set the standard for ultra-portable video displays, but our achievements to date represent only the beginning for this technology," said Dr. John C.C. Fan, Kopin's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Just as the mobile phone has revolutionized voice communications, we believe our display opens the door to mobile multimedia, anytime, anywhere. Visitors to our booth at SID will be able to experience first-hand some of the cutting-edge emerging and future CyberDisplay-equipped products under development along with some products currently in production." Current Products -- Camcorders, Personal Entertainment Systems, GPS Kopin has distinguished the CyberDisplay as the most important new technology in the camcorder market. The Company ships more than 400,000 displays per month to four of the world's largest camcorder makers -- Hitachi, Ltd., Victor Company of Japan Ltd. (JVC JVC Victor Company of Japan (or Japan's Victor Company) JVC Jewelers Vigilance Committee JVC Jesuit Volunteer Corps JVC Jet Vane Control (directs VLS-launched missiles) JVC Jonker-Volgenant-Castanon ), Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic) and Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Co. Ltd. -- who have chosen the small, lightweight, power efficient CyberDisplay 320 to replace the bulky, power-sapping cathode ray tube See CRT. (hardware) cathode ray tube - (CRT) An electrical device for displaying images by exciting phosphor dots with a scanned electron beam. CRTs are found in computer VDUs and monitors, televisions and oscilloscopes. in their newest models. Kopin will present CyberDisplay-equipped camcorders from each company at SID including new ultra-small models from JVC, Panasonic and Samsung, which feature Kopin's patent-pending polarizerless, frameless CyberDisplay, a new smaller, lighter version of the Company's miniature imaging device. Along with camcorders, Kopin will feature current products including: -- The CyberMan - Personal Entertainment System from Oriscape Electronic Co. -- Digital Navigation Assistant - Portable Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. from Navitrak International Corp. Emerging Products -- Defense, Industrial, Consumer Applications "The opportunities for our CyberDisplay extend to areas such as industrial, military, medical and consumer products," Dr. Fan said. "Side by side with CyberDisplay devices already in volume production, we will present emerging products expected to fundamentally change the way that the world works and plays." Emerging CyberDisplay-enabled products to be shown at SID range from biological research systems to military surveillance and fire fighting fire fighting, the use of strategy, personnel, and apparatus to extinguish, to confine, or to escape from fire. Fire-Fighting Strategy Fire fighting strategy involves the following basic procedures: arriving at the scene of the fire as rapidly as equipment, including: -- FIND-R-SCOPE - Infrared Viewer from FJW Optical Systems, Inc. -- CyberTek Vision - Field Metrology System from Comsonics Inc. -- DM-5000 Thermoscope - Thermal Imaging Camera from Delta Design -- Game-Vu - Infrared Digital Camera from Nature Vision, Inc. -- VS 300 View Safe Inspection Scope - Fiber-optic Inspection System from Noyes Fiber Systems, Inc. -- MIRV MIRV: see guided missile. MIRV in full multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle Any of several nuclear warheads carried on the front end of a ballistic missile. - Infrared Military Surveillance Camera from FLIR Systems | company_name = FLIR Systems | company_type = Public (NASDAQ: FLIR) | foundation = 1978 | location = Wilsonville, Oregon, United States | key_people = Earl R. Lewis }} FLIR Systems , Inc. Future Products - 3D Wearable TV, HDTV-quality Imaging System "The CyberDisplay represents the enabling component for mobile imaging systems. Our display provides customers with a total imaging solution, allowing them to integrate the display easily into sophisticated applications," Dr. Fan said. "SID attendees will get a sense of this versatility when they see some of the future products that incorporate the CyberDisplay." Among the innovative imaging products to be shown at SID: -- 3D Image Binocular binocular, small optical instrument consisting of two similar telescopes mounted on a single frame so that separate images enter each of the viewer's eyes. As with a single telescope, distant objects appear magnified, but the binocular has the additional advantage from SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.: Kopin's color CyberDisplay 640C is integrated into these 3D glasses to deliver sharp, DVD-quality video images in a binocular head-mounted display for wireless TV and 3G handset applications. -- Full Color 1280x1024 Image Engine from Kaiser Electro-Optics, Inc.: This HDTV-quality color imaging system provides high-brightness, photo quality imagery to the user in a wide (40 degree) field-of-view. It is being developed for applications such as medical imaging for surgical procedures, simulation and training. Kopin is in booth #2626. The exhibition begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 21 and concludes at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 23. About Kopin Kopin is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-resolution, flat-panel display products and HBT HBT Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor HBT HyCult Biotechnology (Uden, The Netherlands) HBT Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (interferometer) HBT Herring Bone Twill HBT Heflex Bioengineering Test transistor wafers for communications and digital imaging applications that enhance the delivery and presentation of video, voice and data. The Company has combined advanced AMLCD (Active Matrix LCD) See active matrix. and integrated circuit technology to produce its CyberDisplay family of ultra-small, high-density imaging devices. The Kopin CyberDisplay family has won many international awards for innovation, and now includes the CyberDisplay 1280 (0.96 inches), 640C (0.38 inches), 640M, 320 and 320C (0.24 inches diagonal) - providing OEMs with powerful, high-quality display solutions for devices including consumer electronics such as camcorders, digital cameras and next-generation Internet wireless handsets. High speed, small size, power efficiency and signal quality make Kopin's HBT wafers the choice for power amplifiers used in current and next-generation wireless handsets. Communication circuit providers are using Kopin's HBT transistor wafers for power amplifier circuits used in wireless digital phones, and gigabit circuits for broadband and Internet data transmission. For more information, please visit Kopin's Web site at www.kopin.com. CyberDisplay is a trademark of Kopin Corporation. Statements in this news release are made under the Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could materially affect future results. These statements relate to: Kopin's ability to cost-efficiently manufacture its CyberDisplay; the ability of the products being demonstrated at SID 2002 to reach volume production; the continued viability of Kopin's CyberDisplay customers; future opportunities for the CyberDisplay in the industrial, military and consumer product markets; continued acceptance of the CyberDisplay; the success of Kopin's relationships with customers including Comsonics, Inc., Delta Design, FJW Optical Systems, Inc., FLIR Systems, Hitachi, Ltd., Kaiser Electro-Optics, Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Nature Vision, Inc., Navitrak International Corp., Noyes Fiber Systems, Inc., Oriscape Electronic Co., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., SANYO Electric Co. Ltd. and Victor Co. of Japan, Ltd. General risk factors include economic and business conditions and growth in the flat panel display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time industry, the impact of competitive products and pricing, availability of third-party components, viability of integrated circuit fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. facilities, cost and yields associated with production of the Company's CyberDisplay imaging devices, loss of significant customers, acceptance of the Company's products, continuation of strategic relationships, and the other risk factors and cautionary statements listed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 and 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. |
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