Develops and manufactures microdisplays (LCD, OLED, FLCoS, MicroLED), optics, electronics and integrated vision systems for defense, industry and medicine.
Kopin Corporation
Westborough, MA · Reston, VA · Dallas, TX · Dalgety Bay (Scotland)New on Amplifa
About Kopin
Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts (USA), develops and manufactures application-specific optical systems and high-performance microdisplays for defense, training & simulation, enterprise & industrial, medical, AI infrastructure and consumer applications. The company offers all leading microdisplay technologies – LCD, FLCoS, OLED and MicroLED – on a silicon backplane, complemented by in-house optics (prisms, lens stacks, plastic optics), ASIC and board electronics, ruggedized housings and optical interconnects for AI data centers. Manufacturing takes place at the US headquarters in a Class-10 cleanroom, including new MicroLED bonding; the subsidiary Forth Dimension Displays (Kopin Europe) in Dalgety Bay, Scotland, produces FLCoS spatial light modulators for 3D AOI, 3D SPI and metrology. Kopin has over 40 years of experience, around 200 patents and more than 400,000 delivered defense vision systems; the US Department of Defense supports the build-up of domestic MicroLED manufacturing through the IBAS program with a cumulative 34 million US dollars.
- Site
- Westborough, MA, USA
- Processes
- Integrated vision systems (design and manufacturing of application-specific optical assemblies with, Microdisplay manufacturing (LCD, OLED, FLCoS, microLED), Optics manufacturing (prism optics, lens stacks, lightweight plastic optics), Electronics development and manufacturing (ASIC and board design for compact, energy-efficient, Ruggedized housings (ruggedized enclosures for microdisplays, electronics and optics in harsh, MicroLED bonding (precise joining of backplane and MicroLED array into a display assembly), OLED microdisplay manufacturing (originally fabless via foundries, now US-based, FLCOS spatial light modulator (SLM) manufacturing for 3D AOI, 3D SPI and 3D metrology
- Materials
- Silicon (backplane), Liquid crystal (LCD), OLED, MicroLED, Ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCoS/FLCOS), Plastic (optics), Silicon backplane, Ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCoS)
- Industries
- Defense & Security, AI Infrastructure, Training & Simulation, Enterprise & Industrial, Medical, Consumer
- 01
Design and engineering (microdisplays, optics, electronics)
- 02
Backplane and display manufacturing in a Class-10 cleanroom
- 03
MicroLED bonding (backplane to MicroLED array)
- 04
Optics manufacturing
- 05
ASIC/board electronics
- 06
Assembly of integrated vision systems with ruggedized housings
- 07
Testing and quality assurance
Technologies and Materials
Silicon backplane
Carrier structure for OLED, LCD and FLCoS microdisplays with high resolution and speed.
Ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon (FLCoS)
Fast, purely digital SLMs for structured light projection in 3D AOI, 3D SPI and metrology.
OLED-on-Silicon
Compact, energy-efficient microdisplays for near-eye applications such as VR/AR and rifle scopes.
MicroLED
Ultra-bright, robust full-color displays (over 150,000 nits demonstrated) for soldier and pilot systems as well as optical interconnects.
AMLCD (liquid crystal)
Active matrix LCD microdisplays, e.g. SXGA 1280 x 1024 for training and simulation systems.
Plastic and glass optics
Lightweight prism and lens stack optics for compact vision systems.
Locations
Westborough
USHeadquarters; design and manufacturing of application-specific optical solutions for defense and enterprise
- Materials
- Silicon, OLED, MicroLED, LCD
- Class-10 cleanroom
- MicroLED bonding facility
Reston
USDesign and manufacturing of high-resolution near-eye display systems for medical as well as training & simulation (NVIS)
Dallas
USOptics & Photonics Design Center (newly opened)
Dalgety Bay (Fife, Scotland)
GBKopin Europe (Forth Dimension Displays): design and manufacturing of high-resolution microdisplays and SLMs for 3D AOI,
- Materials
- FLCOS
Products and Assemblies
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated vision systems (design and manufacturing of application-specific optical assemblies withAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Microdisplay manufacturing (LCD, OLED, FLCoS, microLED)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Silicon (backplane), Liquid crystal, OLED, MicroLED, Ferroelectric liquid crystals |
| Optics manufacturing (prism optics, lens stacks, lightweight plastic optics)Surface | – | – | – | – | Plastic, Glass |
| Electronics development and manufacturing (ASIC and board design for compact, energy-efficientEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ruggedized housings (ruggedized enclosures for microdisplays, electronics and optics in harshAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| MicroLED bonding (precise joining of backplane and MicroLED array into a display assembly)Joining | – | – | – | – | Silicon, MicroLED |
| OLED microdisplay manufacturing (originally fabless via foundries, now US-basedPlastics | – | – | – | – | Silicon, OLED |
| FLCOS spatial light modulator (SLM) manufacturing for 3D AOI, 3D SPI and 3D metrologyPlastics | – | – | – | – | Silicon, Ferroelectric liquid crystals |
| Design and development of optical systems (custom solutions from concept to production)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MicroLED bonding facility (precise bonding of backplane to MicroLED array) | – | 1 | – | 2026 | Westborough, MA, USA |
| Class 10 cleanroom manufacturing facility | – | – | – | – | USA (Westborough) |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1998
Foundation of Forth Dimension Displays (initially Micropix, later CRL Opto/CRLO Displays) in Dalgety Bay, Scotland
- 2011
Kopin Corporation acquires Forth Dimension Displays (subsidiary since January 2011)
- 2015
Hideki Matsukawa (formerly Panasonic LCD) joins Kopin as Chief Display Scientist
- 2016
Kopin enters the OLED microdisplay market with a fabless business model (CES 2017)
- 2018
ForthDD agreement to supply displays to JUTZE Intelligence Technology (3D SPI)
- 2021
3.4 million US$ purchase commitment from JUTZE for SLMs (deliveries 2022)
- 2022
1 million US$ order from Nexstar Technology (South Korea) for FLCOS SLMs (Nexman GENIO 3D AOI/SPI)
- 2024
ForthDD products integrated into the Kopin portfolio as Kopin Europe
- 2025
15.4 million US$ IBAS-OTA award from the US Department of Defense for color MicroLED development and US manufacturing
- 2026
Collaboration with Fabric.AI: Neural I/o MicroLED optical interconnect (15 million US$ initial order; Kopin holds 19.9% of Fabric.AI); additionally 18.6 million US$ IBAS award (cumulative 34 million US$); new Optics & Photonics Design Center in Dallas; build-up of full US OLED microdisplay