Kopin Subsidiary Forth Dimension Displays Unveils the World’s Highest Resolution, Full Color Microdisplay

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forth Dimension Displays (FDD), a leading provider of high-resolution microdisplays and a subsidiary of Kopin Corporation (Nasdaq: KOPN), today announced that it will introduce its new 0.83” QXGA microdisplay, the world’s highest resolution, full color microdisplay, at the SPIE Security + Defence Exhibition in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. On September 25-26, exhibition attendees will be able to experience the Company’s proprietary display technology by visiting FDD’s booth (#303) at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

“Our new QXGA microdisplay offers the highest resolution available in the near-to-eye microdisplay market”

Offering 2048 x 1536 pixels, the new 0.83” QXGA microdisplay is ideal for the world’s highest performance near-to-eye applications such as ultra-wide field of view head mounted displays for immersive gaming and military training applications and electronic viewfinders for medical imaging and cinematography cameras.

“Our new QXGA microdisplay offers the highest resolution available in the near-to-eye microdisplay market,” said Greg Truman, FDD’s chief executive officer. “The QXGA display will enable our customers and partners to develop market-leading products and provide the ultimate in image quality to their customer base. We are looking forward to seeing a range of near-to-eye products incorporating our QXGA display enter the market in 2013.”

About Forth Dimension Displays

Forth Dimension Displays (FDD) is the world’s leading supplier of high resolution microdisplays for Near-To-Eye (NTE) applications and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kopin Corporation. For over 10 years, FDD’s microdisplays have been used in high-performance training and virtual reality head-mounted displays (HMDs), leading electronic viewfinders for cinematography, and critical applications in the industrial and medical markets. For more information on FDD, please contact sales@forthdd.com or visit our website www.forthdd.com.

About Kopin Corporation

Kopin Corporation is developing Golden-i®, a proprietary voice-activated, cloud computing, wireless, hands-free technology with microdisplay capabilities for use in headset computers. Kopin’s unique HBTs (heterojunction bipolar transistors), which help to enhance battery life, talk time and signal clarity, have been integrated into billions of wireless handsets as well as into WiFi, VoIP and high-speed Internet data transmission systems. Kopin's proprietary technologies are protected by more than 200 global patents and patents pending. For more information, please visit Kopin's website at www.kopin.com and www.mygoldeni.com.

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 include statements relating to the Company's belief that its QXGA technology will enable its customers and partners to develop market leading products and provide the ultimate in image quality to their customer base; the expectation that there will be a range of near-to-eye products incorporating FDD's QXGA display in the market in 2013; and other statements that may project or imply future results, events, performance or achievements. 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 potential there may not be a market demand for the QXGA display; that the QXGA microdisplay may not be able to be manufactured at a price or in volumes sufficient to sell the product profitably; 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 31, 2011, 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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