Kopin Receives Production Order for High-Brightness SXGA Displays to Support Color Helmet Mounted Display Product Line for Pi...
June 01 2015 - 9:10AM
Business Wire
The First Microdisplay Qualified in Aviation
Color Helmet Mounted Displays
Kopin® Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading developer of
innovative wearable computing technologies and solutions today
announced it has received a production order for high-brightness
color SXGA displays (>5,000 fL or ~17,000 nits) in support of
full-color helmet-mounted display (HMD) products for US Navy’s
MH-60 helicopters.
“Achieving the high brightness levels required for aviator’s
HMDs is extremely challenging and our SXGA color display is the
first microdisplay to enable the use of full color symbology in
aviation HMD applications,” said President and Chief Executive
Officer Dr. John C. C. Fan. “In addition to a production order for
our monochrome SXGA displays for use in the Joint Strike Fighter
(F-35) HMD that we announced in April of this year, this new
production order for our high-brightness full-color SXGA displays
is a further testament to the quality, performance and reliability
of our display products.”
Kopin’s full-color SXGA (1280x1024) is a 0.97”-diagonal active
matrix liquid crystal display utilizing 15μm pixels to provide
ultra-high brightness levels over the entire military operating
temperature range. The display is used in conjunction with Kopin’s
low-power A252 ASIC and a high-brightness backlight to provide a
reliable, all-solid-state display solution without the concerns for
image burn-in or life-time issues commonly found in other
solutions. Compared to monochrome green symbology, color symbology
provides pilots with increased situational awareness and shortened
reaction times in response to major threats and extreme aircraft
conditions.
“Kopin displays have become the microdisplay of choice for
augmented-reality applications where high brightness is required to
provide color symbology that is easy to read in full sunlight
conditions,” stated Bill Maffucci, the Company’s Vice President of
Government Programs. “Our displays provide industry-leading
brightness levels which are significantly higher than competing
technologies, allowing pilots to maintain situational awareness in
extreme operating environments.”
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 close to 300 global patents and patents
pending. For more information, please visit Kopin’s website at
www.kopin.com.
Kopin and CyberDisplay are registered trademarks of Kopin
Corporation.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this news release may be considered
“forward-looking” statements under the “Safe Harbor” provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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: the production
order for our SXGA may be cancelled in whole or in part; the US
Navy’s MH-60 helicopter program could be cancelled; we may be
unable to manufacture our SXGA displays; manufacturing, marketing
or other issues may prevent either the adoption or acceptance of
Company’s SXGA and other 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 27, 2014, and the Company’s subsequent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 circumstances occurring after the date of this
report.
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Kopin Visual Products GroupBill Maffucci, 831-430-0688Vice
President Government Programsbmaffucci@kopin.comorKopin Investor
RelationsRichard Sneider,
508-870-5959CFOrsneider@kopin.comorInvestor RelationsMarket Street
PartnersJoAnn Horne,
415-445-3233JHorne@marketstreetpartners.com
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