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Kopin company history timeline

1984

In 1984 he was won over and Kopin Corporation was incorporated in Delaware.

1994

Along the way, starting in 1994, Kopin became an investor itself by buying an interest in Forte Technologies, Inc., a developer of virtual reality head-mounted systems for gaming and other entertainment markets.

1997

Another revenue stream began contributing to the balance sheet in April 1997 when Kopin introduced CyberDisplay, the smallest display on the market.

1998

Over the course of 1998, Kopin continued to improve manufacturing yields of CyberDisplay and the production capacity of its transistor wafers.

2000

Panasonic soon signed up as another CyberDisplay customer in a deal announced in January 2000.

Worth around $40 per share at the start of 2000, Kopin stock approached the $100 mark by early February.

2002

CyberDisplay sales continue to grow at a robust clip in 2002, increasing 87 percent to $44.1 million, and as a result total revenues rebounded to $76.8 million.

2002 CyberLite is introduced.

2004

While revenues increased to $87.3 million in 2004, Kopin recorded a net loss of $13.8 million, again related to investments in Cyberlite.

2005

In 2005 the company returned to profitability, netting $11.7 million on revenues of $90.3 million, with HBTs leading the way for a change.

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Founded
1984
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Headquarters
Westborough, MA
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Founders
John C. C. Fan,Richard A. Sneider,Hong K. Choi
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