(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 01, 2001 ) Kopin Corporation (Nasdaq: KOPN) has announced that SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., a major worldwide provider of multimedia and mobile communications devices, will demonstrate full-color, video-enabled mobile devices featuring Kopin's CyberDisplayTM 640C and 320C at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) show, being held in Chiba Prefecture, Japan from October 2 to 6, 2001. This event will mark the first time a major OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) has featured a microdisplay as the imaging device in a video-enabled mobile device, specifically a wireless handset and a wearable TV.

CEATEC is the world's largest technology-oriented consumer electronics show, attracting more than 500,000 people to the four-day event, which will take place at Makuhari Messe (Nippon Convention Center, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba Prefecture). On exhibition at CEATEC are the latest advances in information technology, as well as leading-edge technologies and products in related fields.

"We at SANYO are extremely pleased to have found in the CyberDisplayTM 640C and 320C a display solution with the size, power efficiency, weight and resolution characteristics necessary to provide next-generation, video-enabled functionality in a mobile device," said Dr. Kenji Torazawa, general manager of R&D for SANYO. "Kopin's team of engineers worked very closely with us to integrate the CyberDisplay into our mobile devices, and their efforts underscore Kopin's leadership position in the microdisplay industry. We are fortunate to have partnered with Kopin early in this next-generation technology development, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with them."

"Kopin's collaboration with SANYO validates the market drive for full-speed, video-capable wireless handsets and wearable TVs," said Dr. John C.C. Fan, Kopin's president and CEO. "Our CyberDisplay's unique combination of compact size yet large virtual image represents the advanced technology to enable video capability in next-generation mobile devices. We are proud to be working with SANYO, a leader in the worldwide market, to bring these unique handsets and wearable TVs to market."

SANYO will demonstrate two versions of a cellular phone and one version of a mobile TV at CEATEC. One version of the cellular phone features CyberDisplayTM 640C in a swivel-mounted monocular display attached at the base of a cellular phone. The other version uses an attached binocular head-mounted display (HMD). The mobile wearable TV features Kopin's CyberDisplayTM 320C in an attached binocular HMD.

Providing the optical systems for the CyberDisplayTM enabled SANYO handset and HMD is MicroOptical Corporation, a Massachusetts-based maker of optical systems that enable hands-free use of cell phones, DVD players, wearable computers, camcorders and other portable electronic devices. "Having a high-quality optical system is essential in enabling the superior functionality of the Kopin CyberDisplay, especially for wireless handsets," said Dr. Fan. "MicroOptical's ultra-lightweight, easy-to-integrate optical system is a perfect fit for this application."

The CyberDisplayTM 640C is a 0.38-inch diagonal transmissive active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) with 640 by 480 pixel resolution (VGA), while the CyberDisplayTM 320C is a 0.24-inch diagonal device with 320 by 240 pixel resolution (QVGA). In addition to displaying standard text and graphics, the display operates at video speeds with 24-bit colors. The CyberDisplays offer OEMs high-quality images and the low power consumption that portable products require. Kopin's CyberDisplays are currently used extensively in consumer applications, including camcorders from JVC, Matsushita/Panasonic and Samsung, personal entertainment systems and military applications.

About SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

SANYO, which means "three oceans," is a true global family with more than 140 affiliated companies and subsidiaries and over 50,000 employees in more than 27 countries around the world. Nineteen of these companies comprise the SANYO North America Group. All 140 companies follow the direction of the parent company, SANYO Electric Co. Ltd. Incorporated in 1950, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SANYY), manufactures a broad range of electronic products grouped into six categories: video equipment, audio equipment, home appliances, industrial and commercial equipment, information systems and devices, and batteries and other products.

About Kopin Corporation

Kopin is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-resolution, flat-panel display products and HBT wafers for telecommunications and digital imaging applications that enhance the delivery and presentation of video, voice and data. The Company has combined advanced AMLCD and integrated circuit technology to produce its CyberDisplayTM family of ultra-small, high-density imaging devices. The Kopin CyberDisplayTM family has won many international awards for innovation in the past two years, and now includes the CyberDisplayTM 1280, 640C, 640M, 320 and 320C - providing OEMs with powerful, high-quality display solutions for devices ranging from consumer electronics such as camcorders and digital cameras to next-generation Internet wireless handsets.

Telecommunication providers are using Kopin's HBT transistor wafers for power amplifier circuits used in wireless digital phones, and gigabit circuits for broadband and Internet data transmission. For more information, please visit Kopin's Web site at www.kopin.com.

CyberDisplay is a trademark of Kopin Corporation.

Forward-looking statements in this news release are made under 'safe harbor' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, including those relating to Kopin's collaboration with SANYO Electric Co., and the applicability of the CyberDisplay for SANYO's new wireless handsets and wearable TV, involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could materially affect future results. Among these risk factors are general economic and business conditions and growth in the flat-panel display industry, the impact of competitive products and pricing, availability of third-party components, viability of integrated circuit fabrication facilities, cost and yields associated with production of the Company's CyberDisplay imaging devices, loss of significant customers, acceptance of the Company's products, continuation of strategic relationships, and the other risk factors and cautionary statements listed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and latest 10-Q dated August 14, 2001.

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