Decades of Innovation
1985
Kopin is founded by Dr. John C.C. Fan and spun out of MIT.
1986
Kopin develops thin film gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells for space applications with world-record >30% AM0 efficiency.
1990
Kopin receives $50 million dollar DARPA contract to develop microdisplays using our proprietary wafer lift-off technology. Our technology turns an IC chip into a microdisplay.
1991
Kopin announces plans for initial public offering.
1995
Kopin helps usher in the wireless revolution when it develops a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), which is still the fundamental building block used to send signals in wireless devices today.
1997
CyberDisplay, the world’s smallest, high-performance, high-res display, is designed as an electronic viewfinder and enables cameras and video recorders to fit in the palm of your hand.
2003
Kopin unveils the VGA microdisplay (0.44” diagonal), the smallest of its kind at the time.
2004
Kopin makes good on DARPA’s 1990 investment by delivering displays and optical modules for U.S. Army weapon sight programs and Air Force pilot helmets.
2009
Kopin unveils a reference design of a complete head-worn computer with hands-free, voice- and gesture-activated control.
2011
Kopin acquires Forth Dimension Displays, a leader in FLCoS display technology used in spatial light modulators.
2013
Kopin receives order for F-35 Pilot Helmet Displays, meeting high brightness and reliability requirements for all operational conditions.
2013-2014
The Augmented Reality (AR) market begins and Google Glass debuts, enabled by Kopin microdisplays.
2015
Kopin launches SOLOS smart glasses for athletes which focus on performance, style, and comfort, demonstrating that AR systems do not need to be large clunky helmets but can be fashionable eyewear.
2017
Kopin acquires NVIS, a leader in training and simulation technology.
2017-2018
Kopin develops proprietary Lightning OLED backplanes, which allow for tandem OLED displays for greater brightness, and Golden-I Infinity, a tethered device which allows for a smaller, lighter, head-worn device.
2019
Kopin commences development of ultrabright microLED display technology for the future of AR products.
2021
Kopin commences development of wearable medical-grade head-worn systems for surgeons.
2022
Kopin develops LcoS displays, which provide the performance necessary to allow for the transition from legacy display systems used by the US DoD to digital technology.
