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

To: kinkblot who wrote (418)	6/3/1998 5:25:00 PM
From: Raymond T. Teruay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1820

Will, We know that Kopin is working with FujiFilm Microdevices, but does Kopin have an indirect relationship to Eastman Kodak via Motorola and Motorola's VirtuaVue Displays (which I believe is Kopin's CyberDisplay)? [See below] Kopin is working with FujiFilm Microdevices "to integrate FujiFilm Microdevices' charge coupled device (CCD) analog and logic circuits, as well as compression and decompression circuits, with Kopin's CyberDisplay. One of the goals of this strategic alliance...[is] to make the chipset available to FujiFilm Microdevices' internal and external customers during 1998. The new chipset includes the MS 3601, which is the CCD sensor; the MA 1101, which is the analog processor; the MD 2310, which is the DSP; and the MD 2901, which is the display controller. This new chipset can also be used for a new generation of digital camcorders." [http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/980515/kopin_1.html] ..................................... The following excerpts from mot-sps.com Co-developed by Motorola and Eastman Kodak, CMOS image sensor chips provide uncompromising alternatives to CCD technologies, with several advantages. In addition to providing addressable pixels for high speed data trasfer, operation at standard CMOS logic voltage supplies eliminates the need for multiple power supplies and makes possible single-chip system integration. From the output of an image sensor or CCD, Motorola Digital Image Capture Engine (DICE) chips provide 10-bit 24 MSPS (12-bit at 18 MSPS) analog to digital conversion, a programmable gain amplifier, programmable DC offset, gamma correction and more. Reduced feature DICE (DICE-LITE) chips are also available, targeting lower cost camera applications. The potent MPC8XX class of PowerPCTM microprocessors, designed specifically for consumer digital camera applications, enables you to press your camera design to the limit with features and performance. Taking advantage of the MPC823 processor's capabilities is DigitaTM operating system, available from FlashPoint Technology, Inc. This full featured OS is available off-the-shelf for quick time to market. Also available are Motorola VirtuaVueTM displays, power management, and programmable sensor timing generator chips. Several waves of digital image capture products are planned this year.... With an eye toward the future, Motorola's breadth of technologies and experience in wireless communications opens possibilities far beyond traditional camera design. ........