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Thursday, March 29, 2018

OLED until further notice...

HIUD 3.0/SVIT whatever you call it it will have American Made eMagin Displays Inside

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/03/hud-3-0-army-to-test-augmented-reality-for-infantry-in-18-months/

There is some good stuff on Stocktwits, link in column to the right. Surrea plays with Kopin Pumpers like a Lynx with a Field Mouse...


"Hi Kids, welcome to another episode of "Where in the World is Shenzen China?"
"Dr. Fan's 5 Rules for the AR Sandbox, Swings, Monkey Bars, no Monkeys, Humans!: followed by a 14 year old perspective on Next Gen Computing. Fan is featured in the Disney Channel Track at AWE.

BANC3 Announces Selection for Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Award for Augmented Reality for Live Fire Ranges (eMagin in BANC3 AR Headset for Basic Marksmanship Training)

2 out of 3 is not bad...

Thanks MW for the reminder

Andrew Sculley
I just want to, again, mention that we're very enthusiastic about this year, very enthusiastic about the progress that we have made in 2017 and the goals we have set for ourselves in 2018 in getting this display design will be an outstanding success for us, and also, continuing our efforts on direct pattering that made every company that we've spoken with knock on our door. 

Oppenheimer(Urkweitz) Remains on the Sidelines until they sign a volume manufacturing partner


http://www.markets.co/emagin-receives-a-hold-from-oppenheimer-2/148911/

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

And he can drive next year with a Learner's Permit! Nice kid however misguided. Kopin retweets. Desperate for any positive.

Tonbo was eMagin's first Indian OEM, they produce various devices with fused sensors among them Digital Night Vision.

India has a critical personnel shortage in their Armed Forces, They Need Force Multipliers

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-indian-air-forces-next-super-weapon-could-be-the-f-35-or-25086

Great Questions Jon

Indian Army says its equipment is obsolete and not ready for war

http://www.atimes.com/article/indian-army-says-equipment-obsolete-not-ready-war/

OMG they got the through the review process for the MOD in India!

OK F-35, Apache, FWS I&C&S (Kopin did not mention crew swerved as I recall, IMO they are out of FWS-C) Thales, I assume is the new helmet, add the others we are all aware of...

I missed the nuance here previously in Kopin's 10K. Their seeming quick disappearance from most of the previously claimed programs...Shenzen Oriscape?

 Any failure on our part to obtain any required licenses for the export of technical data and/or export of our products or to otherwise comply with ITAR, could subject us to significant future liabilities. In addition, we cannot be certain that we have not in the past violated applicable laws or regulations, which violations could result in required remediation or other liabilities." 
  • We supplied to consumer and commercial customers our largest microdisplay design, the 2k x 2k full color RGB during 2017. We expect that this display design will expand our product offerings for the consumer and commercial marketplaces. In concert with this effort, we advanced a compact interface for the 2K × 2K microdisplay that we believe will facilitate the integration of the display into optical solutions. This hardware is targeted to be introduced to the market during the second quarter 2018.

Thank you Mr. Saltarelli

“We continue to refine our production processes and have made a number of operational improvements and productivity enhancements which have contributed to our ongoing yield improvement and higher capacity utilization. Additionally, we are selectively making capital expenditures to improve the timely delivery on our orders and expand gross profit margins by providing for more efficient utilization of our production operations.”

-- Posts 40% Revenue Growth in Q4; 53% Increase in Backlog Entering 2018 --
HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 28, 2018-- eMagin Corporationor the “Company” (NYSE American: EMAN), a leader in the development, design and manufacture of Active Matrix OLED microdisplays for high resolution imaging products, today announced financial results and corporate highlights for the fourth quarter endedDecember 31, 2017.
“We made tremendous progress on all fronts in 2017 and I believe we are well positioned entering 2018. The fourth quarter was strong as we saw a rebound in our military business which drove a 40% year-over-year increase in sales and a 49% increase sequentially from the third quarter of 2017. During the year we entered into agreements with consumer electronics and technology companies to advance our cutting-edge technology and to design and develop microdisplays for AR/VR head mounted device applications. Securing these agreements was a logical prerequisite in our strategy for establishing a mass production partnership. We also signed an agreement with a U.S. based chipmaker to support scaling to mass production for the consumer AR and VR markets. We anticipate that this will provide valuable supply chain development assistance to enable prototype and mass production OLED microdisplays. Lastly, and importantly, we continue to be actively engaged in discussions with potential manufacturing partners to support our commercial efforts,” commented Andrew Sculley, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Our base military business is solid, and we are experiencing an upswing in demand as new programs are replacing many of those that matured. During 2017, we experienced an improvement in booking activity as we made progress towards our goals of securing new, and expanding existing, U.S. and foreign military programs while growing our presence in foreign military, commercial and industrial markets. At December 31, 2017, we had a backlog of non-binding purchase orders of approximately $9.8 million in products ordered for delivery through December 31, 2018, an increase of over 50% from our backlog of $6.4 million at December 31, 2016.
“We continue to refine our production processes and have made a number of operational improvements and productivity enhancements which have contributed to our ongoing yield improvement and higher capacity utilization. Additionally, we are selectively making capital expenditures to improve the timely delivery on our orders and expand gross profit margins by providing for more efficient utilization of our production operations.”
Business and Product Highlights
In addition to expanding our presence in consumer, commercial/industrial and foreign military markets and [winning new U.S. military programs], we made significant improvements in technology and product design. Further optimization of our direct patterning process (“dPd”) has led to brightness levels that we believe surpass the threshold requirements for AR/VR applications for consumer products and enterprise focused companies and satisfy the requirements of several pending military programs. We have demonstrated more than 15,000 nits brightness in monochrome and more than 5,300 nits brightness in full color, a milestone towards the application of eMagin’s microdisplays to AR/VR headsets. We are currently targeting a maximum brightness of 10,000 nits in full color.
Fiscal 2017 highlights include:
  • We completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) in October 2017 with a major aviation prime contractor for an OLED upgrade to a production helmet for a multi-service fixed wing aircraft. Additional displays and supporting hardware were delivered to the prime contractor in January 2018 for pre-production testing. This program is anticipated to generate significant revenues beginning in the second half of 2018 as our OLED microdisplays continue to receive praise during flight testing.
  • We supplied to consumer and commercial customers our largest microdisplay design, the 2k x 2k full color RGB during 2017. We expect that this display design will expand our product offerings for the consumer and commercial marketplaces. In concert with this effort, we advanced a compact interface for the 2K × 2K microdisplay that we believe will facilitate the integration of the display into optical solutions. This hardware is targeted to be introduced to the market during the second quarter 2018.
  • We delivered displays for the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of both the U.S. Army’s Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III (ENVG III) and Family of Weapon Sight-Individual (FWS-I) programs. We were awarded follow-on contracts worth over $3.7 million for the ENVG III and FWS-I programs. We also delivered displays for prototype systems for the FWS-Crew Served program to two defense prime contractors.
  • We received a multi-year $1.7 million order from a European military prime contractor to provide displays for see-through, head-mounted displays to support airborne and ground missions’ requirements.
  • We received a $1.5 million order to support the Light Weight Thermal Sight (LWTS) program with deliveries which began in December 2017 and continue through 2018.
  • We continued to support a major U.S. Army helicopter helmet upgrade program to retrofit high brightness microdisplays into the current fielded helmet. Critical Design Review was completed in August of 2017 and Testing Readiness Review (TRR) was completed in December 2017. Additional OLED display, taper, and lens assemblies were delivered for integration and testing in December 2017.
  • We received a production order from a foreign aviation prime contractor to supply high brightness microdisplays to upgrade an existing helmet for fixed wing aircraft. It is expected that this will be a multi-year program. The initial displays were delivered in November 2017 and are expected to continue through the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • We delivered high brightness 2K × 2K microdisplays to a major foreign contractor for use in a prototype aviation helmet scheduled for initial tests in May 2018.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Why do they always throw bird watching into the use cases? (maybe they care about animals unlike Fan)


OF THE INVENTION
Immersive head mounted displays (HMDs) in which a virtual reality (VR) or an augmented reality (AR) is displayed to a user include applications in outdoor activities (e.g., hunting, fishing, bird watching), combat training, and video gaming, among others. Conventional immersive HMDs incorporate relatively large (e.g., 4 inches×2 inches), low-resolution displays similar to those found in smartphones, as well as off-the-shelf commercial lenses. Such displays place limitations on the size, configuration, and function of current HMDs. There is great interest in developing an OLED microdisplay panel that has high resolution and is 1.4 or more inches in size for supporting the needs of virtual reality (VR) headsets.

The eMagin Large Area Display Patent Popped Up If You Haven't Seen It...


http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20180322ptan20180083081.php

Future Forces will Have Unprecedented Situational Awareness

https://i-hls.com/archives/82251

Don't forget (or why i have zero respect for you guys and the company you rep)

sell the sizzle not the steak
create a cult of personality
don't mention the bad things
berate the competition
lie with impunity
steal others ideas and pretend they are yours
rinse and repeat
and finally and most importantly


the tech is not the product the stock is the product

LUCI at 15:34 (just a blurb from MWC)

https://newswatchtv.com/newswatch/recent-episodes/

forgot to ask him about China but SA wouldn't publish the flag pic so here, kind of a wash, enjoy

Picture of kopin flag by derrick zeiler

Here's the important stuff, you know it is because it's in....ITALICS! (this is kinda sad, somebody needs an intervention)

Following Dr. Fan’s description of Pupil, I have newfound appreciation for the importance of Kopin’s Pupil optical technology. Prediction: I now believe the Pupil module, which also includes Kopin’s AMLCD panels and backlights, will be to consumer AR smart glasses what the HBT transistor was to Qualcomm’s CDMA architecture in 1995; a key component enabling a massive market of billions of connected devices.

DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO TAKE PICTURES OF SIGNS!!!!

Guess they were tired of aiding and abetting (there's always The Wearable Era)

WAR! WAR! WAR!
TURMOIL IN KOPINISTAN
SEEKING ALPHA BARS PUMPER
KOPIN KABAL DEMANDS INQUEST
CANADA THREATENS TO WITHDRAW DIPLOMATS!

Monday, March 26, 2018

Hey man, it's called practicing...

Fats

Uh-oh...I see why the normally very Canadian, very soft spoken Zieler/Smokely is flailing

  • $KOPN Read 10-K p11. about joint ventures. "Under certain joint venture agreements.., we will contribute intellectual property in 2018."
    1 Symbol
    • KOPN Since Post0.04 (1.14%)
      Then: 3.52Now: 3.56

Well this Seals the Deal (DC is no longer with eMagin so don't call or text or email)

you are going to have submit your proposal to these guys...

https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/embargoed_countries/index.html

Serious question Kopinistas. What's the workaround for the design of advanced OLED and Backplanes in the United States and Then Export Those to a State-Owned Entity on Mainland China?

Have you all really thought this through?

We are also subject to federal International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") laws which regulate the export of technical data and export of products to other nations which may use these products for military purposes. The failure to comply with present or future regulations could result in fines being imposed on us, suspension of production, or a cessation of operations.

US Army places orders for vision goggles and thermal weapon sights (American made eMagin AMOLED Inside)


https://www.army-technology.com/news/us-army-places-orders-vision-goggles-thermal-weapon-sights/

bringithome_is_intellectually_bankrupt, question?

where is Kopin's secret OLED factory in the US? I do not see it in the directory, do you have the double-secret directory one that shows where it is? Dr. Fan's basement? That's where they finished ELF as I recall.

But REALWEAR Still Dominates from the Canadian Tar Sands All the Way to the Canadian Tar Sands

Jerry C kicks it off by saying "I can't tell you what going on at Google" but it's sorta interesting, he is not ready to take the Magic Leap of Faith, starts at approx 40 minute mark

Good Move Mort

Yes this will check the vaunted, however outdated, NORK Howitzers, eMagin Inside (real BOOM)


http://www.businessinsider.com/us-soldiers-testing-joint-effects-targeting-system-2018-3

"MORE SIGN, NEED MORE SIGN!!!

The Mother Ship Has Contacted DZ1 and Told Him to Intensify His Assault on the Twitterverse. He Responds with Image of a Sign...(At least it's not in Mandarin)

Sunday, March 25, 2018

On a Slow boat to China - Gunhild Carling Live

Mr. Lowery, you know the Shackleton Expedition was a disaster...

hopefully, unlike him, you won't have to eat your dogs

Kopin's hole in the ground agreement with BOE for "World's Largest OLED Microdisplay Fab" looks like REALWEAR deal writ large

Working a lot of channels to obtain US IP

How I Raised It podcast by Foundersuite.comYearly (Andy Lowery explains his fundraising desperation, visible in Kopin's Pep Rally at CES when he freaked at LaForge Guy)

he carried that same desperation to China after his friends money ran out and shook his cup...this guy has delusions of grandeur, on the hook to SDIC gov owned investment arm for $14 million, better do better than $570k/whatever a year (Kopin's end) or they will own it in no time and he believes Chinese Gov will protect REALWEAR IP and by extension's Kopin's ... fish on!

https://soundcloud.com/user-2586856

New Joint Venture Seeks To Create Blueprint For US-China Tech Startup Collaboration (Kopin Golden-I Reference)

https://news.crunchbase.com/news/new-joint-venture-seeks-create-blueprint-us-china-tech-startup-collaboration/

I'm sure the Chinese Navy can swing flat-top landings without Kopin

Kopin responded on Twitter saying that their Military Business is seperate from their venture in China. Fan said this 2018 is "mostly military" and this as their DOD business wanes. Somebody from the Feds should look into that. Just as a matter of course.

My point is that Kopin shipped their products with military applicability to Mainland China.

Main Products:Video GlassesVirtual Display Products3D GlassesNight Vision GogglesLCD Display Modules2015 New FPV Camera, Digital Night Vision Goggles, Video GlassVideo Eyewear, Head Mounted Display Glasses, Working With MP5LCD Display Module, Electronic View Finder (EVF) Kit, OEM,





It is true that China tries their best to appropriate  Intellectual Product that can further there interests. I don't discount the possibility that China enters into Joint Ventures in order to acquire technology not otherwise available to them.Their interest now is technology with emphasis on military technology. Here are the products that Shenzen Oriscape sell. I draw your attention to Night Vision Goggles and Digital Night Vision. There is no DOD Auditor in China. There is no way to tell who is the end user in China. Sophisticated designs from Kopin in Westborough Mass could end up in a Digital NVG or the Cockpit of a Chengdu J-31. Shenzen Oriscape appears in Kopin's 10-k as a significant customer. There are no rank and file Chinese subjects hunting with Digital NV. The PLA has an established pipeline.

https://www.listcompany.org/Shenzhen_Oriscape_Electronic_Co_Ltd_Info.html

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Kopin sells to Shenzen Oriscape, Listed as a Military Customer, They Have an Established Pipeline to the PLA, Bit of a Shocker

 
Sales as a Percent
of Total Revenue
 
Fiscal Year
Customer
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Military Customers in Total
48%
 
24%
 
32%
Raytheon Company
*
 
*
 
18%
DRS Technologies
10%
 
*
 
*
Google, Inc.
*
 
*
 
22%
Rockwell Collins
10%
 
12%
 
*
Shenzhen Oriscape
*
 
20%
 
*
U.S. Army
12%
 
*
 
*
Funded Research and Development Contracts
11%
 
7%
 
12%
Note: The symbol “*” indicates that sales to that customer were less than 10% of the Company’s total revenues. The caption "Military Customers in Total" excludes research and development contracts.
 

Friday, March 23, 2018

Yes, we are looking forward to AR shaping our finances someday soon...

Yes thanks Surreal. Believe? You know it's true. Can't print the name can't say the name.


KOPN 10K p. 13

We believe the U.S. military is evaluating alternative display technologies for the F-35 Strike Fighter program. 

No, I don't think it's paid placement. I am sure Dr. Fan would not violate child labor laws.

http://liamkivirist.wixsite.com/home/bio

A very fine young man wrote this, however misguided. You know you gotta put it up on Twitter DZ. Guarantee Charlie Sikes and sfb gets you a couple of hearts


 Sadly, The Elf Isn’t a Product
While the Elf headset edges us ever closer to sci-fi’s vision of cyberspace, it’s important to remember that the Elf isn’t a product. The Elf headset is a tool for Kopin to demonstrate the power of their Lightning 2K OLED displays, especially to electronic companies who may be interested in incorporating them into their own headsets or electronics.  This means that while you may never own an Elf headset, components like the optics or Lightning displays could be in your next VR rig -- maybe without you even knowing.

Despite not being a commercial product, the Elf VR headset is an exciting indication of just how far the technology of virtual reality can still be pushed in terms of resolution and size. With such a realistic display and compact form factor, the Elf VR headset feels like it was pulled straight out of a science fiction film like Spielberg’s upcoming VR adventure, Ready Player One. Someday in the not-so-distant future, you could be viewing a hyper realistic cyberspace through a pair of Kopin’s Lightning OLED displays.


http://pcll.com/Articles/Techsocket-VRKopin.html

Yes, the described display shown at Ft. Belovir is eMagin's 2kx2k

2k Display

High resolution and high fill factor is essential for a seamless immersive experience in VR. No more of the infamous “screen-door effect.”
eMagin is introducing an OLED microdisplay with true 2k x 2k (2048 x 2048 pixels) with fill factor over 70% specifically to address the needs of the VR market
2k ULT (coming soon)
  • Consumer
  • Military
  • Resolution: 2048 x 2048 pixels
  • Pixel pitch: 9.3µm square (RGB striped subpixels)
  • Luminance: 500 nits

Soldiers' situational awareness improved using micro-displays, augmented reality (David Fellowes is the co-inventor of the Army's & eMagin multi-varied display)and the guys says "hey can have I some of those for my Apaches?" "No problemo"

but you can't say the "e" word can you NDA quote? Wasn'tFellowes the presenter from Rockwell at that session in Virginia on Waveguides?____________________________________________


"If you've ever tried looking at your cellphone on a sunny day, it's really hard," he said. The increase in display brightness was such that Soldiers would now be able to see the tiny micro-display in sunlight.

Although the technology was being developed for dismounted Soldiers, other program managers took notice, he said. For example the program manager responsible for Apache helicopters wanted their pilots to have them for head-mounted displays. They are not yet fielded for the Apaches, but a contract for them has already been signed. Other program managers wanted them for night vision goggles and even for weapons sights, he added.

The next step, he said, was to develop an extremely high resolution, 2048-by-2048-pixel display in full color. That advancement came to fruition recently, and some of them were on display.


https://www.army.mil/article/202557/soldiers_situational_awareness_improved_using_micro_displays_augmented_reality

Yahoo, this is noteworthy because rumors of Apple Buying Varjo

From June but Pertinent..Varjo Promises Human-Eye Resolutions For VR This Year

They retrofitted an Oculus Rift with an extra layer of lenses inside the unit. An OLED microdisplay projects an image onto a glass plate over the Oculus lenses. That center piece is said to have 70 times the resolution of the Rift’s image.

Below is a comparison.



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