Kopin Debuts Lightning OLED Microdisplay With 2k x 2k Resolution for Mobile VR at 2017 CES
January 04 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New High-Speed 4 Million Pixel Display Wins CES
Innovation Award for Mobile Virtual Reality
Kopin Corporation (Nasdaq: KOPN), a leading provider of wearable
technologies for mobile virtual reality, augmented reality and
wearable computing systems, will demonstrate the smallest, fastest,
highest-resolution organic light emitting diodes (OLED)
microdisplay for virtual reality (VR) systems at CES® 2017. Kopin’s
Lightning™ OLED microdisplay has 2048 x 2048 resolution (4 million
pixels) in a 1-inch diagonal size and operates up to 120 Hz with
low power consumption, all of which are firsts for the VR
industry.
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Kopin’s Lightning Microdisplay Modules
Unlock a New World of Light and Comfortable Mobile VR Systems.
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Kopin’s Lightning OLED microdisplay addresses the most
challenging technical hurdles with VR, including screen door effect
due to insufficient display resolution, bulky goggles, and nausea
or dizziness due to motion-to-photon latency, as well as
heat-build-up caused by high power consumption.
- Resolution: With today’s
systems, insufficient resolution results in blurry images. Truly
immersive life-like VR systems require 4 million pixels, which is
3-4 times the resolution of today’s VR systems. The Lightning OLED
microdisplay provides a very smooth image without the bothersome
screen door effect.
- Compact System: Combining the
one-inch diagonal Lightning OLED microdisplay — which is less than
1/10 the size of direct view displays — with Kopin’s patented
Pantile™ optics (< 30 mm thick) allows much smaller and thinner
mobile VR systems, less than half the size of commercial VR
headsets such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Sony PlayStation VR. This
makes Lightning-based displays comfortable to wear even for
extended periods.
- Latency and Image Lag: The
Lightning OLED microdisplay has almost zero latency (about 10
microseconds). In addition, the fast 120-Hz frame rate of the
Lightning OLED microdisplay, enabled by Kopin’s patented backplane
architecture, refreshes each frame 33% faster than existing VR
systems. This greatly reduces the image lag, eliminating the nausea
effect typical with VR systems. At the same time, Lightning’s
distinctive design enables low power consumption, even at 120
Hz.
“Kopin’s Lightning OLED display solves many problems of current
VR systems, enabling much more realistic, comfortable and overall
satisfying experiences for the user,” said Dr. John C.C. Fan,
Kopin’s president and CEO. “We basically started with a fresh
approach to provide the best VR experience to the market:
developing super-fast OLED-on-silicon microdisplays coupled with
very thin optics. With our 2k x 2k Lightning microdisplay and
Pantile optics, we now enable VR product designs and performance
for the mass market.”
“Lightning’s architecture, protected by 10 patents pending, has
very unique features such as higher speed, lower power and random
access,” added Fan. “The architecture is robust and extensible to
even higher resolution and performance levels.”
Kopin’s OLED microdisplay was named a CES 2017® Innovation
Awards Honoree, the prestigious CES Innovation Awards sponsored by
the CTA, the producer of CES. CES is the annual global gathering
place for the business of consumer technologies, to be held January
5-8, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Experience Kopin’s OLED Microdisplay at CES 2017
Kopin invites senior executives from virtual reality, augmented
reality, wearables and smartphone companies to private
demonstrations at Kopin’s CES 2017 suite at The Palazzo, located at
3325 S. Las Vegas Blvd., or in Kopin’s booth in the Augmented
Reality pavilion in Booth #26035, at the Las Vegas Convention
Center South Hall. To schedule a private meeting, please contact
Kopin at events@kopin.com.
In addition to OLED microdisplays, Kopin’s Whisper™ Voice Chip,
Solos™ smart glasses and Pupil LCD display modules will be among
the Kopin products displayed on the CES show floor. Additional
information about Kopin at CES is available at
events@kopin.com.
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation is a leading developer of innovative wearable
computing technologies and solutions. Kopin’s technology portfolio
includes ultra-small displays, optics, speech enhancement
technology, software, low-power ASICs, and ergonomically designed
smart headset concept systems. Kopin’s proprietary components and
technology are protected by more than 300 global patents and
patents pending, with more than 95% related to wearable
technologies. For more information, please visit Kopin’s website at
www.kopin.com.
Kopin, Lightning, Pantile, Solos, and Whisper are trademarks of
Kopin Corporation. All other product and company names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may be considered
“forward-looking” statements under the “Safe Harbor” provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
include, without limitation, statements relating to our expectation
that: Kopin’s Lightning OLED display solves many problems of the
current VR systems, enabling much more realistic, comfortable and
overall satisfying experience for the user; with our 2k x 2k
Lightning display and Pantile optics, we enable VR product designs
and performance for the mass market; and the Lightning architecture
is robust and extensible to even higher resolution and performance.
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. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: there
may not be demand for our OLED microdisplay products; our OLED
microdisplay technology may not perform as we expect; there may be
issues that prevent the adoption or our OLED microdisplay
technology; manufacturing, marketing or other issues may prevent
either the adoption or acceptance of our products; the Company
might be adversely affected by competitive products and pricing;
new product initiatives and other research and development efforts
may be unsuccessful; manufacturing delays, technical issues,
economic conditions or external factors may prevent the Company
from achieving its goals; we could be delayed in shipping some of
our 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 26, 2015, and the Company’s subsequent filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place
undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based
only on information currently available to the Company and only as
of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this
release.
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Press Contact:Vetrano CommunicationsMaria Vetrano,
617-876-2770maria@vetrano.comorInvestor Contacts:Kopin
Investor RelationsRichard Sneider,
508-870-5959CFOrsneider@kopin.comorMarket Street PartnersJoAnn
Horne, 415-445-3233JHorne@marketstreetpartners.com
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