Company to Highlight World's Smallest SVGA Liquid Crystal Display
TAUNTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2008--Kopin(R)
Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) will introduce its newest displays and a
sampling of its customers' eyewear powered by Digital iVision
technology at the SID (Society for Information Display) 2008
Exhibition. The event takes place May 20 - 22 at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. Kopin will feature Company's 0.44"-diagonal
CyberDisplay(R) SVGA LVS display - the world's smallest 800 x
600-resolution liquid crystal display (LCD). Kopin's Digital iVision
technology provides large cinema-like pictures in a compact package by
enlarging high-resolution images displayed in a tiny microdisplay with
optical elements.
"Our recent technical breakthrough - shrinking the pixel size to
less than 1/1000 of today's typical LCD TV - has enabled Kopin to
produce the smallest SVGA display in the LCD industry," said Dr. John
C. C. Fan, Kopin's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Conventional LCD TVs and laptop screens can now be reduced to the
size of a fingernail, opening myriad potential applications to display
high-resolution images in mobile portable devices."
Products being displayed at Kopin's booth (#807) include:
-- Kopin's CyberDisplay SVGA LVS: Dual CyberDisplay SVGA LVS
microdisplays together with lenses produce stunning
high-resolution color images. With a 32-degree field of view,
the displays project the equivalent of a 48" TV screen viewed
at a distance of seven feet. The displays use advanced circuit
architecture and 8" Si CMOS processing for low power
consumption. The improved liquid cell assembly process and
innovative LED backlight deliver superb color images. The
displays are driven by Kopin's A910 driver ASIC.
-- Myvu Corporation's Crystal and Shades: Built with
SolidOptex(R), the Myvu patented optical system, Crystal and
Shades offer the world's thinnest, lightest and most durable
video eyewear. A winner of the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show
Innovations Awards, Crystal incorporates two of Kopin's
CyberDisplay VGA microdisplays and provides an approximately
22-degree field-of-view, providing the truest DVD-quality
experience possible. Myvu Shades, incorporating two of Kopin's
CyberDisplay 230K LV microdisplays, features an enhanced
glance-down design that allows viewers to maintain the most
situational awareness possible without sacrificing image or
screen quality. This unique design provides a broad and
unobstructed field-of-view that enables new applications and
uses. Crystal and Shades are compatible with portable media
players.
-- Vuzix Corporation's iWEAR(TM) VR920 and AV920: A winner of the
2008 Consumer Electronic Show Innovations Awards, the iWEAR
VR920 is an interactive 3D video eyewear that plugs into a
laptop or standard PC through a simple USB connection. With an
integrated head-tracker having 360 degrees of freedom, the
iWear VR920 allows the user to step "inside" the 3D game. The
iWear AV920 is designed to be connected to all NTSC and PAL
audio/video devices including portable DVD players, media
players and gaming systems. Both iWear VR920 and AV920 utilize
iWEAR 3D(TM) technology that makes 3D videos automatically
functional to the viewer. They use two Kopin CyberDisplay VGA
(640 x 480) microdisplays to create an experience that is
equivalent to a 62-inch 3D big-screen image viewed from a
distance of nine feet.
-- Welton Electronics Ltd.'s ARGO(TM) PC/3-D: Incorporating
Kopin's BDM(R)-922K, the Argo PC/3-D provides a Private Viewer
with VGA resolution. It connects to a PC, DVD player, media
player, 3G phone, game console, Xbox360, PS3, or Nintendo Wii.
Lightweight, durable and highly portable, the Argo PC/3-D
provides a 3D-movie or gaming experience equivalent to a 48"
screen viewed from a distance of seven feet.
-- Fujifilm Corporation's FinePix S8000fd camera: Incorporating
Kopin's CyberEVF(R) 230K, the FinePix S8000fd digital camera
with an 8-megapixel image sensor has an 18x optical zoom lens,
Dual Image Stabilization technology for blur-free images, Face
Detection technology that automatically adjusts focus and
exposure to ensure beautiful portrait pictures, and automatic
red eye removal.
-- Olympus Imaging Corporation's SP-570 UZ camera: Incorporating
Kopin's CyberEVF 230K, the SP-570 UZ camera with a
10-megapixel sensor has the industry-leading 20x optical zoom
with a large focal range (26 mm - 520 mm) and 13.5
frames-per-second (fps) sequential shooting capability. The
SP-570 UZ's Dual Image Stabilization technology and Face
Detection technology help users capture sharp, brilliant
portrait photos.
-- Wild Planet's Spy Video ATV-360(TM): Incorporating Kopin's
CyberDisplay 300S monochrome QVGA display, the Spy Video
ATV-360 is the first remote-controlled Spy Gear video to offer
audio transmission, full-circle spin control, and tank tracks.
This upgraded ATV lets secret agents inspect enemy territory
from the safety of their own spy headquarters. They can scope
out a room and hear if anyone is coming from up to 75 feet
away. The new track-based movement system traverses
treacherous landscapes such as laundry-strewn bedroom floors
and foyers filled with books and backpacks. The vehicle climbs
over obstacles and wirelessly transmits real-time video and
audio back to the driver.
Kopin, BDM, CyberDisplay, CyberEVF and The NanoSemiconductor
Company are trademarks of Kopin Corporation.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this news release about the displays and products to
be featured at the SID 2008 Exhibition may be considered
"forward-looking" under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements
relating to the potential of Kopin's CyberDisplay SVGA LVS
microdisplay. These statements involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that
might affect the actual results, performance or achievements include,
among other things, technical, manufacturing or other issues that may
prevent Kopin from ramping up production or prevent the necessary
product qualification processes from being completed; competitive
products and pricing; the potential that Kopin might be unable to
cost-effectively manufacture its CyberDisplay SVGA LVS display; an
increase in the price of raw materials used to produce Kopin's
microdisplays; changes in consumer preference for digital cameras and
video eyewear products; or the emergence of alternative technologies
for these and other applications being targeted by the Company; issues
related to the supply or production of non-Kopin components used to
manufacture the Company's products; and other risk factors and
cautionary statements listed in the Company's periodic reports and
registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 12 months
ended December 29, 2007. You should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which
they are made. The Company undertakes no responsibility to update any
of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstance
occurring after the date of this report.
Kopin - The NanoSemiconductor Company(R)
CONTACT: Investor Relations
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CFO
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SOURCE: Kopin Corporation