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Technology Stocks : Kopin Corp. (KOPN) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kinkblot who wrote (948)	11/15/1999 8:41:00 AM
From: John Finley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1820

Good sleuthing! I know that I was always wondering how a large sheet of very delicate, extremely thin devices could be removed from the "host" wafer, transferred and aligned in a production environment. After reading about the Smart Cut technology I can see how it could be done. Very impressive! If KOPN doesn't use something similar I would be surprised. Of course I didn't imagine the Smart Cut process so it could be something equally as neat but distinct <g>. Y'know, if you were to transfer the "Smart Cut" layer to an SOS wafer you would have THREE devices surfaces on a transparent substrate. Hmmm.... I wonder how you'd go about interconnecting them. I suppose you'd have to use ITO or a similar transparent conductor. Connections are always a bugaboo. If you have a Casio quartz watch that has crapped out take it apart and look at how they connected the LCD module to the electronics. Totally impressive! Oh well, enough coffee for me! <g> JF

To: kinkblot who wrote (948)	11/15/1999 9:38:00 AM
From: kinkblot	Respond to of 1820

addendum on royalties sleuthing, one small error... <g&gt The first half royalty payment could have covered sales of up to $433,333. Since the period of exclusivity ended on April 22, during the half, only sales up to that date would have been subject to the royalty. First quarter sales exclusive of GaAs were only $86,508. So, the royalty tea leaves say "no" on HBT, but are only "inconclusive" on CyberDisplay. Unfortunately, due to the coincidence of CyberDisplay sales rising only after a royalty would no longer be due, the question will remain unanswered until this information is disclosed by Kopin. In the case that CyberDisplay does not use technology covered by the patents, it's in Kopin's best interest not to disclose that. The association with MIT gives them credibility - they can have their cake and eat it, too. WT