Item 1. Business
Except for the historical information contained herein, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and include statements about our manufacturing capabilities and cashflows. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “could”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors”, that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements or to conform such statements to actual results.
Introduction
Kopin Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in 1984 and is a leading developer and manufacturer of III-V products and miniature flat panel displays. We use our proprietary semiconductor material technology to design, manufacture and market our III-V and display products. Our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products for applications in wireless and fiber optic communications and high resolution miniature video displays.
We commercially develop and manufacture Gallium Arsenide-based HBT transistor wafers and other commercial semiconductor products that use Indium Phosphide, Gallium Nitride, and Gallium Arsenide-based substrates. We collectively refer to our products based on compound semiconductor materials as our “III-V” products. Our primary III-V product is our heterojunction bipolar transistor wafers, or HBT transistor wafers. Our HBT transistor wafers are customer-specific arrays of vertically oriented transistors that our customers use primarily to produce high performance integrated circuits for wireless communications products.
Our CyberDisplay products are miniature, high performance, high resolution, low cost displays designed for consumer electronics and next generation mobile communications devices. Current applications of our CyberDisplay products include viewing images in camcorders and digital cameras, and we believe that our CyberDisplay products are well suited for new applications such as reading e-mail and browsing the Internet using digital wireless handsets, pagers and other consumer electronics devices.
The principal customer for our HBT transistor wafers is Conexant Systems. In addition to Conexant, original equipment manufacturers including Mitsubishi Electric Company, Ltd., Alpha Industries, Anadigics, Nortel Networks and Agilent purchase our HBT transistor wafers. We currently sell our CyberDisplay product to Victor Company of Japan Ltd. (JVC), Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung) for use in digital camcorders.
On December 29, 1999, we effected a 2 for 1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend to all holders of our common stock. On July 12, 2000, we effected another 2 for 1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend to all holders of our common stock. All share numbers and prices in this Form 10-K have been adjusted to reflect these stock dividends.
Industry Overview
III-V Products
Advanced semiconductor materials are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits for high frequency, low power applications. The rapid growth in the wireless communications industry, as well as the increasingly
shorter product cycles of wireless products, has fueled demand for these integrated circuits, which are predominantly used in wireless handsets.
In first generation wireless handsets, integrated circuits used in high frequency, low power applications were generally constructed with silicon-based semiconductors. These integrated circuits, while relatively inexpensive to manufacture, were unable to deliver the performance demanded by wireless handset manufacturers and their customers. This inability led to the development of gallium arsenide products for use in wireless communications. Gallium arsenide is generally regarded as having better performance characteristics than silicon due, in part, to its inherent physical properties that permit gallium arsenide integrated circuits to operate at much higher frequencies than silicon integrated circuits, or operate at the same frequency with lower power consumption. The reduction in system power requirements is particularly important in portable applications, such as wireless handsets, because it extends battery life. The high performance characteristics of gallium arsenide have led to the increased use of gallium arsenide field effect transistors, commonly known as MESFETs, in a wide range of commercial systems.
Even as device manufacturers are increasingly adopting gallium arsenide field effect transistor technology in the manufacture of high frequency integrated circuits, the industry is calling for even greater performance. Second generation wireless communications products use digital signal processing and generally operate at higher cellular frequencies. Air interface standards in these frequency bands have increased in recent years. These standards, which include Global System Mobile, or GSM, Time Division Multiple Access, or TDMA, and Code Division Multiple Access, or CDMA, provide improved capacity, sound quality and capabilities at cellular and wireless frequency bands, but are incompatible with each other and have fragmented the market for equipment. Suppliers of wireless handsets now offer multi-mode and multi-band wireless handsets that allow users to switch from one high frequency band to another to enable consumers to use wireless handsets across various territories and different interface standards. This new generation of products is significantly more complex than the prior generation and requires certain key features, including:
•
Simpler system design;
•
Support for higher frequencies;
•
Lower power consumption;
•
Improved signal quality; and
•
Wider range of operating temperatures.
Display Products
Small form factor displays are used in the consumer electronics industry in products such as camcorders and digital cameras. We also expect that a significant market for new wireless communications devices, including third generation wireless handsets and enhanced pagers will develop. In order for this market to develop, advances in wireless communications systems such as greater bandwidth and increased functionality, including real-time wireless data and broadband Internet access, will be necessary. Small form factor displays are expected to be a critical component in the development of advanced wireless communications systems, as these systems must provide high resolution images without compromising the portability of the product.
There are several display technologies currently available. The most commonly used technology in portable applications is based on the traditional liquid crystal display, or LCD, which is now in widespread use in products requiring a solid state monochrome or color display. These displays form an image by either transmitting or blocking light emitted from a source located behind the LCD. The principal LCD technologies are passive and active matrix.
•
Passive Matrix LCD. These displays are primarily used in calculators, watches, pagers and wireless handsets because of their relatively low cost and low power consumption. Their relatively low image quality, slow response time and limited viewing angle, however, make them inadequate for many demanding applications.
•
Active Matrix LCD. These displays are used primarily in laptop computers, instrumentation and projection systems. In contrast to passive matrix LCDs, monochrome active matrix LCDs incorporate a transistor at every pixel location and color active matrix LCDs incorporate three transistors at every pixel location. This arrangement allows each pixel to be turned on and off independently which improves image quality and response time and also provides an improved side-to-side viewing angle of the display. The increased number of transistors required to produce those benefits, however, creates significant drawbacks, particularly in color applications. The high number of transistors used in conventional active matrix LCDs limits achievable pixel density and their relatively high power consumption makes them difficult to use in high information content ultra-portable electronics products.
The high growth potential for portable communications products can be realized effectively only if these products are able to clearly present to end users the information they wish to access without compromising the size of the product. These products, as well as future models of digital cameras and other consumer electronics, are well suited for the use of a miniature, low cost display with low power consumption and sharp monochrome or rich, full color high resolution images. To date, display technologies have not fully addressed these needs due to constraints with respect to size, power consumption, resolution, cost or full color capability.
The Kopin Solution
III-V Products
We manufacture our HBT transistor wafers using our proprietary metal organic chemical vapor deposition semiconductor growth techniques. By depositing films of atomic-level thickness on gallium arsenide or indium phosphide wafers, we are able to create HBT transistor wafers that consist of a series of material layers which form a vertical transistor. This transistor structure enables the design of integrated circuits in which individual transistors are vertically arranged.
The vertical structure of an HBT transistor wafer, as opposed to the horizontal structure of a competing gallium arsenide field effect transistor, offers advantages to an integrated circuit manufacturer:
•
Smaller Size. We believe that integrated circuits fabricated from our HBT transistor wafers can be made smaller than integrated circuits fabricated from gallium arsenide field effect transistors. Smaller size enables more die per wafer, which can increase manufacturing yields and lead to reduced costs.
•
Faster Circuits. We believe that our HBT transistor wafers enable the design of faster integrated circuits than may be designed with gallium arsenide field effect transistors because the effective transistor gate length, or the distance an electron must travel within a transistor, is shorter. The transistor gate length of gallium arsenide field effect transistors is constrained by current optical lithography techniques to approximately 0.13 microns for commercial volumes. We currently manufacture our HBT transistor wafers in commercial volumes with an effective transistor gate length ranging from approximately 0.05 microns to 0.1 microns. We are able to achieve this result because the thickness of the vertical base layer of our HBT transistor wafers determines transistor gate length rather than the limitations of current optical lithography techniques.
We believe that our HBT transistor wafers also offer the following additional advantages over gallium arsenide field effect transistors:
•
Greater Power Efficiency. Efficiency is a measure of power output as a percentage of battery power consumed by the device. We believe that our HBT transistor wafers are more efficient and use less power to transmit the same output power than comparable gallium arsenide field effect transistors. Increased efficiency can translate into improved battery life and increased talk time.
•
Improved Signal Quality. Power amplifiers within wireless handsets are a key determinant of signal quality. We believe that power amplifiers based on our HBT transistor wafers can amplify signals with reduced distortion, providing increased signal quality. Improved signal quality is important for wireless networks that use digital air interface standards such as Time Division Multiple Access, or TDMA, and Code Division Multiple Access, or CDMA.
•
Less Complexity. Power amplifiers and other integrated circuits based on our HBT transistor wafers run on a single power supply voltage. In contrast, gallium arsenide field effect transistors generally require both a positive and negative power supply, which results in the need to include a negative voltage generator and other additional components or circuitry. As a result, we believe that integrated circuits using our HBT transistor wafers are easier to design, which can translate into reduced component costs and smaller equipment.
CyberDisplay Products
Our principal CyberDisplay product is a miniature, 0.24 inch diagonal, high density 320 x 240 resolution color or monochrome active matrix LCD. In contrast to current passive matrix and active matrix LCD approaches, our CyberDisplay products utilize high quality, single crystal silicon-the same high quality silicon used in conventional integrated circuits. This single crystal silicon is not grown on glass; rather, it is first formed on a silicon wafer and then lifted off as a thin film using our proprietary technology. The thin film is patterned into an integrated circuit (including the active matrix, driver circuitry and other logic circuits) in an integrated circuit foundry and transferred to glass, so that the transferred layer is a fully functional active matrix integrated circuit.
Our proprietary technology enables the production of transparent circuits, in contrast to conventional silicon circuits, which are opaque. Our CyberDisplay products’ imaging properties are a result of the formation of a liquid crystal layer over the transparent active matrix integrated circuit. We believe that our manufacturing process offers several advantages over conventional active matrix LCD manufacturing approaches with regard to small form factor displays, including:
•
Greater miniaturization;
•
Reduced cost;
•
Higher pixel density;
•
Full color capability; and
•
Lower power consumption.
Our use of high quality single crystal silicon in the manufacture of our CyberDisplay products offers several performance advantages. High quality silicon enables high speed displays which operate at 180 frames per second, compared to 60 frames per second for most active matrix LCDs. At this higher cycle speed, we are able to produce full color displays without using color filters. Our color CyberDisplay products generate colors by using a backlight composed of three light emitting diodes, commonly known as LEDs, that emit a sequence of red, green and blue light. Each pixel either blocks or transmits the colored light 180 times per second, which allows the generation of color images without using three separate pixels, decreasing the size, weight, and power requirements of the color display. Furthermore, the color pixels are not spatially separated as in conventional active matrix LCDs, resulting in sharper color images.
Our CyberDisplay products have the additional advantage of being fabricated using conventional silicon integrated circuit lithography processes. These processes enable the manufacture of miniature active matrix circuits, resulting in comparable or higher resolution displays relative to passive and other active matrix displays that are fabricated on glass. Our production partner, United Microelectronics Corporation, or UMC, fabricates integrated circuits for our CyberDisplay products in its foundry in Taiwan. The fabricated wafers are then returned to our facilities, where we lift the integrated circuits off the silicon wafers and transfer them to glass using our proprietary technology. The transferred integrated circuits are then processed and packaged with liquid crystal and assembled into display panels at either our Westborough, Massachusetts facility or at our Korean subsidiary, Kowon, and shipped to customers. This arrangement allows us to benefit from UMC’s economies of scale and advanced fabrication processes. We expect that our CyberDisplay products will benefit from further general technological advances in the design and production of integrated circuits and active matrix LCDs, resulting in further improvements in resolution and miniaturization.
Our CyberDisplay products, when illuminated by a backlight and viewed through a lens, display high resolution video and data images equivalent to viewing a 20 inch diagonal screen from a distance of five feet.
Strategy
Our objective is to be the leading supplier of advanced semiconductor materials and miniature displays that enable our customers to develop and manufacture differentiated communications and consumer electronic devices in high volumes. The critical elements of our strategy include:
•
Increase the Number of Product Designs That Use Our Components. Our goal is to grow sales of our components by increasing the number and type of products into which they are incorporated. Both of our product lines are subject to long design lead-times, and we work closely with our customers to help them design and develop cost-effective products based on our HBT transistor wafer and CyberDisplay products. We use an aggressive pricing strategy as an inducement for manufacturers of consumer electronics and wireless communications products to integrate our CyberDisplay products into their products.
•
Reduce CyberDisplay Production Costs. We intend to reduce our per unit production costs for our CyberDisplay product line. We plan to achieve this primarily through automation, transferring production processes to our Korean subsidiary, increasing manufacturing yield, and by lowering fixed costs per unit through increased volume.
•
Maintain Our Technological Leadership. We believe that our ability to develop innovative products based on our extensive materials science expertise enhances our opportunity to grow within our targeted markets. By continuing to invest in research and development, we are able to add to our expertise in the design of HBT transistor wafers and innovative, high-resolution, miniature flat panel displays. We intend to continue to focus our development efforts on our proprietary HBT transistor wafers and miniature displays.
•
Leverage Integrated Circuit and Display Technologies and Infrastructure. We will continue to leverage our use of standard integrated circuit fabrication and LCD packaging technologies to achieve greater production capacity and to reduce capital investment and process development costs. Our use of these technologies allows us to engage third party manufacturers for certain fabrication of our CyberDisplay products and to take advantage of new technologies, cost-efficiencies and increased production capabilities of these third party manufacturers. We believe that general technological advances in the design and fabrication of integrated circuits, LCD technology and LCD manufacturing processes will allow us to continue to enhance our CyberDisplay product manufacturing process.
Markets and Customers
III-V Products
We develop and manufacture customer and application specific HBT transistor wafers for advanced integrated circuit applications. We believe that we are one of the world’s leading suppliers of HBT transistor wafers and currently support volume production of three-inch, four-inch and six-inch HBT transistor wafers. Our primary HBT transistor wafer product is based on an aluminum gallium arsenide vertical layer structure. We also supply customers with HBT transistor wafers based on an indium gallium phosphide vertical layer structure. We vary our manufacturing process to create customized HBT transistor wafer products for customers. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, and 2001, sales of gallium arsenide products constituted 87%, 79% and 56% of our product revenues, respectively.
Using our HBT transistor wafers, our customers have developed gallium arsenide power amplifiers for wireless handsets. At present, our HBT transistor wafers have been used predominantly in Code Division Multiple Access and Global System Mobile power amplifiers, but we believe that our HBT transistor wafers can be used in, and provide the same benefits to Time Division Multiple Access and third generation wireless handset standards. In those countries where one uniform standard has not yet been adopted, the diversity of standards requires equipment capable of operating in dual modes and bands. This equipment is likely to require higher performance semiconductor technology such as our HBT transistor wafers.
In addition to wireless handset power amplifiers, our HBT transistor wafers are also being used in the fabrication of integrated circuits for other applications. In particular, our HBT transistor wafers are also used in high speed fiber optic switching equipment used in broadband Internet data transmission and high speed instrumentation. During 2001 there was a significant decline in sales of our III-V products into the high speed fiber optic switching equipment market. This equipment has historically been used for the long haul fiber optic networks which analysts believe have significant over capacity. Accordingly, we do not believe sales into this market will be significant in the year ending December 31, 2002.
We design our HBT transistor wafers in collaboration with our customers’ engineering teams in order to create customized products that meet their specific application needs. Once our HBT transistor wafers have been “designed in” a customer’s product, we believe it would be costly for that customer to switch to an alternate supplier. Our largest customer for our HBT transistor wafers is Conexant, with which we have collaborated on the manufacturing and development of our HBT transistor wafers and related integrated circuits for several years. Other customers of our gallium arsenide products include Alpha Industries, Agilent, Anadigics, Mitsubishi Electric Co. Ltd., Nortel Networks, and Siemens. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001, sales of gallium arsenide products to Conexant constituted 49%, 46% and 21% of our total revenues, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000, sales of gallium arsenide products to Mitsubishi Electric Co. Ltd. were 13% and 11% of our total revenues, respectively.
CyberDisplay Products
We currently sell our CyberDisplay products to customers either as a single component or together with a lens and backlight as a unit. We provide our CyberDisplay products to JVC, Panasonic and Samsung for use in digital camcorders. In addition, we are actively working with numerous other customers to develop additional and new applications for our CyberDisplay products.
In order for our CyberDisplay products to function properly in their intended applications, integrated circuit chip sets generally are required. Several companies have designed integrated circuit chip sets to work with our CyberDisplay products. Motorola has designed the integrated circuit chip set currently used with our CyberDisplay product in camcorders. Motorola and other companies are designing other integrated circuit chip sets based on our CyberDisplay products for use in camcorders and other consumer electronics products.
For the year ended December 31, 2001, sales of CyberDisplay’s to JVC and Samsung were 15% and 22% respectively of our total revenues.
Sales and Marketing
We principally sell our HBT transistor wafer products directly to integrated circuit manufacturers in the United States, Europe and Asia. We sell our CyberDisplay products directly to original equipment manufacturers and co-market our CyberDisplay products with Motorola on a worldwide basis. Sales of our HBT transistor wafers and our CyberDisplay products to customers in Japan are made primarily through foreign distributors.
We believe that the technical nature of our products and markets demands a commitment to close relationships with our customers. Our sales and marketing staff, assisted by the technical staff and senior management, visit prospective and existing customers worldwide on a regular basis. We believe that these contacts are vital to the development of a close, long-term working relationship with our customers, and in obtaining regular forecasts, market updates and information regarding technical and market trends. We also participate in industry specific trade shows and conferences.
Our design and engineering staff is actively involved with a customer during all phases of prototype design and production by providing engineering data, up-to-date product application notes, regular follow-up and technical assistance. In most cases, our technical staff works with each customer in the development stage to
identify potential improvements to the design of the customer’s product in parallel with the customer’s effort. We have established a prototype product design group in Los Gatos, California to assist our CyberDisplay customers to incorporate our products into their own and to reduce the time required to bring end products to the marketplace. This group helps customers accelerate their design process, achieve cost-effective and manufacturable designs, and ensure a smooth transition into high volume production.
Product Development
We believe that continued introduction of new products in our target markets is essential to our growth. We have assembled a group of highly skilled engineers that work internally as well as with our customers to continue
our product development efforts. For the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 we incurred total research and development expenses of $7.1 million, $15.1 million and $15.3 million, respectively. Research and development expenses, excluding contractual research and development work and costs associated with our acquisition of Super Epitaxial Products Inc. in 2000, related to our internal development programs for our III-V, CyberDisplay and other products were $4.3 million, $6.4 million and $12.9 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
III-V Products
We intend to continue developing HBT transistor wafers and other gallium arsenide products for advanced integrated circuit applications from other compound materials. We are working closely with several of our major customers in the development of the next generation of HBT transistor wafers which will be based on an indium phosphide (InP) substrate instead of our traditional gallium arsenide substrate. We believe that InP HBT transistor wafers provide the performance characterization necessary for the next generation of optoelectronic components such as OC-768 SONET chips.
We are currently manufacturing HBT transistor wafers with a base layer thickness ranging from approximately 0.05 microns to 0.1 microns, and we are developing manufacturing processes to further reduce this thickness. In addition, we have developed manufacturing processes for production of six-inch HBT transistor wafers and are currently providing initial quantities of these wafers to several of our customers.
In 2000, we acquired a privately held Maryland based corporation, Super Epitaxial Products, Inc. (SEP). SEP, which was subsequently renamed Kopin Optical, Inc., has expertise in gallium nitride which we plan to integrate into our production processes. In connection with the acquisition of SEP, we recorded charges aggregating $7.4 million for in-process research and development related to projects under development by SEP at the acquisition date and certain other costs, primarily bonuses paid to SEP employees as an inducement to remain with the Company. These costs are included in research and development expense for 2000 in the accompanying financial statements.
CyberDisplay Products
Our product development efforts are focused towards continually enhancing the features, functions and manufacturability of our CyberDisplay products. A principal focus of this effort is the improvement of manufacturing processes for very small active matrix pixels, which we will use in succeeding generations of our CyberDisplay products. The pixel size of our current CyberDisplay products is 15 microns and we believe that we can achieve a pixel size of less than 10 microns in commercial production. This pixel size is in contrast to a pixel size of approximately 100 microns in a typical laptop computer display. The resolution of the current commercially available CyberDisplay product is 320 x 240. We have already demonstrated and are providing our customers with samples of 640 x 480 resolution CyberDisplay products in a 0.38 inch diagonal display. In addition, we have demonstrated 1,280 x 1,024 resolution CyberDisplay products in a 0.96 inch diagonal display, as well as 2,560 x 2,048 resolution CyberDisplay products in a 1.5 inch diagonal display and we are working on the commercialization of these products. We are also working on further decreasing the already low power
consumption of our CyberDisplay products. Additional display development efforts include further automating our final display assembly processes and increasing the quantity of CyberDisplay active matrix pixel arrays processed on each transistor by further reducing the display size and increasing manufacturing yields.
Funded Research and Development
We have entered into various development contracts with agencies of the U.S. government. These contracts help support the continued development of our core technologies. We intend to continue to pursue other U.S. government development contracts for applications that relate to our commercial product applications. Our contracts with U.S. government agencies contain certain milestones relating to technology development and may be terminated by the government agencies prior to completion of funding. Our policy is to retain our proprietary rights with respect to the principal commercial applications of our technology. To the extent technology development has been funded by a U.S. federal agency, under applicable U.S. federal laws, the federal agency has the right to obtain a non-exclusive, non-transferable, irrevocable, fully-paid license to practice or have practiced this technology for governmental use. Revenues attributable to research and development contracts for the years ended December 31, 1999, 2000 and 2001 totaled $2.5 million, $1.6 million, and $1.7 million, respectively.
Competition
III-V Products
With respect to our HBT transistor wafers, we presently compete with several companies, including Epitronics, Emcore, V-PEC, ProCom and Hitachi Cable, as well as integrated circuit manufacturers with in-house transistor growth capabilities, such as TRW, RF Micro Devices, and Fujitsu. In the gallium arsenide HBT transistor wafer market, competition is becoming increasingly intense as new entrants emerge. In addition, as a result of the downturn in the wireless and fiber optic network industries, significant manufacturing overcapacity exists which may impact pricing. The production of gallium arsenide integrated circuits has been and continues to be more costly than the production of silicon integrated circuits. Although we have reduced production costs of our HBT transistor wafers by achieving higher volumes, we cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to decrease production costs. In addition, we believe the costs of producing gallium arsenide integrated circuits by our customers will continue to exceed the costs associated with the production of competing silicon integrated circuits. As a result, we must target markets where these higher costs are justified by their superior performance.
CyberDisplay Products
The display market is highly competitive and is currently dominated by large Asian electronics companies including Sharp, Hitachi, Seiko, Toshiba, Sony, NEC, Sanyo and Display Technologies, a joint venture of IBM and Toshiba. The display market consists of multiple segments, each focusing on different end-user applications applying different technologies. Competition in the display field is based on price and performance characteristics, product quality and the ability to deliver products in a timely fashion. The success of our display product offerings will also depend upon the adoption of our CyberDisplay products in the industry as an alternative to traditional active matrix LCDs and upon our ability to compete against other types of well-established display products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete against these companies and technologies.
There are also a number of active matrix LCD and alternative display technologies in development and production. These technologies include LED, reflective, field emission display, plasma, organic light emitting diode and virtual retinal displays, some of which target the high performance small form factor display markets in which our display products are sold. There are many large and small companies that manufacture or have in development products based on these technologies. Our CyberDisplay products will compete with other displays utilizing these and other competing display technologies.
Patents, Proprietary Rights and Licenses
An important part of our product development strategy is to seek, when appropriate, protection for our products and proprietary technology through the use of various United States and foreign patents and contractual arrangements. We intend to prosecute and defend our proprietary technology aggressively. We own more than 90 issued United States patents and more than 50 pending United States patent applications. Many of these United States patents and applications have counterpart foreign patents, foreign applications or international applications through the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In addition, we are licensed by MIT under more than 20 issued United
States patents, more than 4 pending United States patent applications, and some foreign counterparts to these United States patents and applications. Our United States patents expire at various dates through July 2018. The United States patents licensed to us by MIT expire during the period running at various dates through March 2016.
In 1985, we obtained a license from MIT to certain patents and patent applications directed to device wafers and related technology. The license grants to Kopin a worldwide license to make, have made, use, and sell products covered by the licensed patents for the life of these patents. The license was exclusive with respect to commercial applications until April 22, 1999, and became non-exclusive at that time. In 1995, we obtained an additional license from MIT to certain optical technology. The license grants to Kopin a worldwide license to make, have made, use, lease and sell products covered by the licensed patents until 2007.
The process of seeking patent protection can be time consuming and expensive and we cannot assure you that patents will issue from currently pending or future applications or that our existing patents or any new patents that may be issued will be sufficient in scope or strength to provide meaningful protection or any commercial advantage to us. We may be subject to or may initiate interference proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which can demand significant financial and management resources. Patent applications in the United States are maintained in secrecy until patents issue and since publication of discoveries in the scientific and patent literature lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we were the first to conceive of inventions covered by pending patent applications or the first to file patent applications on such inventions. We cannot assure you that our pending patent applications or those of our licensors will result in issued patents or that any issued patents will afford protection against a competitor. In addition, we cannot assure you that others will not obtain patents that we would need to license, circumvent or cease manufacturing and sales of products covered by these patents, nor can we be sure that licenses, if needed, would be available to us on favorable terms, if at all.
We cannot assure you that foreign intellectual property laws will protect our intellectual property rights or that others will not independently develop similar products, duplicate our products or design around any patents issued to Kopin. Our products might infringe the patent rights of others, whether existing now or in the future. For the same reasons, the products of others could infringe our patent rights. Although we are not aware of any pending or threatened patent litigation against us, we may be notified, from time to time, that we could be or we are infringing certain patents and other intellectual property rights of others. Litigation, which could be very costly or lead to substantial diversion of our resources, even if the outcome is favorable, may be necessary to enforce our patents or other intellectual property rights or to defend us against claimed infringement of the rights of others. These problems can be particularly severe in foreign countries. In the event of an adverse ruling in litigation against Kopin for patent infringement, we might be required to discontinue the use of certain processes, cease the manufacture, use and sale of infringing products, expend significant resources to develop non-infringing technology or obtain licenses to patents of third parties covering the infringing technology. We cannot assure you that licenses will be obtainable on acceptable terms, or at all, or that damages for infringement will not be assessed or that litigation will not occur. The failure to obtain necessary licenses or other rights or litigation arising out of any such claims could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business as we propose to conduct it.
We also attempt to protect our proprietary information with contractual arrangements and under trade secret laws. We believe that our future success will depend primarily upon the technical expertise, creative skills and management abilities of our officers and key employees rather than on patent ownership. Kopin employees and
consultants generally enter into agreements containing provisions with respect to confidentiality and the assignment of rights to inventions made by them while in our employ. Agreements with consultants generally provide that rights to inventions made by them while consulting for Kopin will be assigned to us unless the assignment of rights is prohibited by the terms of any agreements with their regular employers. Agreements with employees, consultants and collaborators contain provisions intended to further protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information. To date, we have had no experience in enforcing these agreements. We cannot assure you that these agreements will not be breached or that we would have adequate remedies for any breaches. Our trade secrets may not be secure from discovery or independent development by competitors.
Government Regulations
We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental regulations related to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of toxic, volatile or otherwise hazardous chemicals used in our manufacturing process. Although we believe that our activities conform to presently applicable environmental regulations, the failure to comply with present or future regulations could result in fines being imposed on us, suspension of production or cessation of operations. Any failure on our part to control the use of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances, or otherwise comply with environmental regulations, could subject us to significant future liabilities. In addition, although we believe that our past operations conformed with then applicable environmental laws and regulations, we cannot assure you that we have not in the past violated applicable laws or regulations, which violations could result in required remediation or other liabilities. We also cannot assure you that past use or disposal of environmentally sensitive materials in conformity with then existing environmental laws and regulations will protect us from required remediation or other liabilities under current or future environmental laws or regulations.
Investments in Related Businesses
In 1997 we invested in a privately held company, Kendin Communications Inc. (Kendin), a developer and manufacturer of silicon integrated circuits for high speed data and network communications. At December 31, 2000, we had a 20% interest in Kendin, which we accounted for using the equity method and had a carrying value of $3.2 million. During the second quarter of 2001, we exchanged our interest in Kendin for 986,054 shares of Micrel Incorporated (Micrel), as part of Micrel’s acquisition of Kendin, and recorded a net gain of $24.6 million on the exchange. Following this transaction, we discontinued the use of the equity method to account for this investment. In the third quarter of 2001 we sold 200,000 shares of Micrel and recorded a gain of $700,000. Also during the fiscal year, we recorded a $5.7 million write-down of certain non-marketable securities as a result of a more than temporary decline in their value.
In 2000, we acquired Super Epitaxial Products, Inc. (SEP) in a transaction accounted for as a purchase. Under the terms of the agreement, we issued approximately 1.68 million shares of our common stock and assumed the obligation to issue our common stock to satisfy existing SEP options, with an aggregate total value of approximately $24.0 million, in exchange for all the outstanding SEP common stock. We consolidated the financial statements of SEP with our financial statements beginning in the fourth quarter of 2000.
In 2000, we made an investment of $5.1 million and contributed certain technology for which we received a 40% interest in a Taiwan company. We account for our percent ownership interest in the operating results of this company using the equity method. The carrying value of this investment at December 31, 2001 was $3.2 million.
In 1998 and 2000 we made investments totaling $3.6 million in Kowon Technology, a manufacturer of optoelectronic products located in South Korea, for which we received a 67% equity interest. We consolidated the financial statements of Kowon with our financial statements beginning in the second quarter of 1998. Kowon’s results of operations are principally denominated in South Korean won and are subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
We may from time to time make further equity investments in these and other companies engaged in certain aspects of the display and electronics industries as part of our business strategy. These investments may not provide us with any financial return or other benefit and any losses by these companies or associated losses in our investments may negatively impact our operating results.
Employees
As of December 31, 2001, we and our majority and wholly-owned subsidiaries employed 364 full-time and 3 part-time individuals. Of these, 17 hold Ph.D. degrees in Material Science, Electrical Engineering or Physics. Our management and professional employees have significant prior experience in semiconductor materials, device transistor and display processing, manufacturing and other related technologies. None of our employees is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider relations with our employees to be good.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties
We lease separate III-V product manufacturing and CyberDisplay product fabrication facilities. Our III-V product manufacturing facilities are located at our corporate headquarters in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Taunton facilities occupy 25,100 and 60,000 square feet, including 6,000 and 4,900 square feet of contiguous environmentally controlled production clean rooms. The Taunton facilities are occupied under leases that expire through 2010.
Our CyberDisplay production facility occupies 74,000 square feet in Westborough, Massachusetts, of which 10,000 square feet consist of contiguous environmentally controlled production clean rooms, of which 7,000 square feet are Class 10. We occupy our Westborough facility under a lease that expires in October 2003, with renewable options for up to two additional years at our election.
In addition to our Massachusetts facilities, we lease a 5,280 square foot design facility in Los Gatos, California for developing prototypes of products incorporating our CyberDisplay product. This facility is occupied under a lease that expires in November 2002. We also lease a 7,500 square foot facility in Maryland under a lease which expires in August 2005. Our subsidiary, Kowon Technology, owns two facilities in Kyungii-Do, South Korea, in which it manufactures its optoelectronic products and in which its corporate headquarters is located. These facilities occupy an aggregate of 28,000 square feet.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We may become engaged in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time. We currently are not a party to any material legal proceedings. In December 2001, we resolved the patent infringement claim made by Teledyne Lighting and Display Products, relating to a light source used to backlight some of our CyberDisplay products.
Item 4.
Item 4. Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF KOPIN
The executive officers of Kopin, who are appointed on an annual basis to serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors, are as follows:
John C.C. Fan, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. Fan, one of our founders, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors since April 1984. He has also served as President of Kopin since July 1990. Prior to July 1985, Dr. Fan was Associate Leader of the Electronic Materials Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Dr. Fan is the author of numerous patents and scientific publications. Dr. Fan received a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University.
Richard A. Sneider, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sneider has served as our Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since September 1998. Mr. Sneider is a Certified Public Accountant and was formerly a partner of the international public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he worked for sixteen years.
Bor-Yeu Tsaur, Executive Vice President-Display Operations. Dr. Tsaur joined us as Executive Vice President-Display Operations in July 1997. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Tsaur served as Group Leader, Electronic Material Group, at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Dr. Tsaur received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.
Hong Choi, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President. Dr. Choi joined us as Chief Technology Officer in September 2000. Previously, Dr. Choi served as Senior Staff Member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he worked for seventeen years. Dr. Choi received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Daily S. Hill, Vice President-Gallium Arsenide Operations. Mr. Hill has served as Vice President-Gallium Arsenide Operations since July 1997. From December 1995 to June 1997, Mr. Hill served as our Director of Gallium Arsenide Operations. From November 1987 to January 1995, Mr. Hill served as a manager of our HBT transistor wafer product group.
Matthew J. Micci, Vice President-Sales, Gallium Arsenide Products. Mr. Micci joined us in January 1988 as Regional Director of Sales and became Vice President, Sales in July 1990. Prior to joining us, Mr. Micci worked for ten years for Texas Instruments Semiconductor Group.
Matthew M. Zavracky, Vice President-Sales & Marketing, Display Products. Mr. Zavracky has served as Vice President-Sales & Marketing, Display Products and Engineering since April 2000. Previously, Mr. Zavracky served as Vice President-Engineering from July 1997 to April 2000. From 1985 to 1997, Mr. Zavracky served as our Director of Engineering.
In August 2001, our officers adopted “plans” under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which provide for the periodic sales of shares of the registrant’s common stock.
Part II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Kopin’s Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “KOPN.” The following table sets forth, for the quarters indicated, the range of high and low sale prices for the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for the periods indicated. The prices indicated reflect 2 for 1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend effected on December 29, 1999 and a 2 for 1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend effected on July 12, 2000.
As of December 31, 2001, there were approximately 456 stockholders of record of our common stock, which does not reflect those shares held beneficially or those shares held in “street” name.
We have not paid cash dividends in the past, nor do we expect to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that earnings, if any, will be retained for the development of our businesses.
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
(1)
Includes $7.4 million of costs associated with the acquisition of Super Epitaxial Products, Inc. (SEP) in 2000. These costs consisted of $5.3 million of in-process research and development associated with products under development by SEP at the acquisition date and $2.1 million of other costs, primarily bonuses paid to SEP employees as an inducement to remain with the Company after the acquisition.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Kopin is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced semiconductor materials and miniature displays. We use our proprietary semiconductor material technology to design, manufacture and market our III-V and display products for use in highly demanding commercial wireless communications and high resolution portable applications. Our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products for these target applications.
The year ended December 31, 2001 is referred to as “2001”, the year ended December 31, 2000 is referred to as “2000”, and the year ended December 31, 1999 is referred to as “1999”.
We have two principal components of revenues: product revenues and research and development revenues. Product revenues consist of sales of our gallium arsenide (GaAs) HBT transistor wafers and our line of CyberDisplay products. Research and development revenues consist primarily of development contracts with agencies of the U.S. government. Commencing in 1999, management intensified its efforts on the marketing and sales of our commercial products, accordingly research and development revenues declined from $2.5 million, or 6.6% of total revenues in 1999, to $1.6 million, or 1.8% of total revenues in 2000, and $1.7 million, or 3.2% of total revenues for the year 2001.
We recognize revenues when a product is shipped or when a service is performed. We typically provide customers with a twelve month warranty from the date of sale for our products. Based upon historical experience and anticipated results, we account for estimated sales returns and warranty reserves in the period the sale is made. We recognize revenues from long-term research and development contracts on the percentage-of-completion method of accounting as work is performed, based upon the ratio of costs or hours already incurred to the estimated total cost of completion or hours of work to be performed. Revenue recognized at any point in time is limited to amounts earned under milestones included in contracts, if such provisions exist. We account for product development and research contracts that have established prices for distinct phases as if each phase were a separate contract. We classify amounts earned on contracts in progress that are in excess of amounts billed as unbilled receivables and we classify amounts received in excess of amounts earned as unearned revenues. We bill unbilled receivables based on dates specified in the related agreement or in periodic installments based upon our invoicing cycle. We recognize the entire amount of an estimated ultimate loss in our financial statements at the time the loss on a contract becomes known.
Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2001 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2000
Revenues. Our total revenues for 2001 were $51.9 million compared to $92.6 million in 2000, a decrease of approximately $40.7 million or 43.9%. Our product revenues for 2001 were $50.3 million compared to $91.0 million for the 2000, a decrease of approximately $40.7 million or 44.7%. For 2001, III-V product sales and CyberDisplay product sales were $28.1 million and $22.2 million, respectively, versus $72.0 million and $18.9 million, respectively, for 2000. The decrease in III-V product revenues in 2001 compared to 2000 resulted from a decline in demand from customers who buy our HBT transistor wafers for integration into components used in wireless handsets. The decline in demand was the result of worldwide inventory accumulation in the supply chain of wireless and fiber optic communications products and related components. In addition, industry analysts believe there will be a slowing of worldwide sales growth rates of wireless and fiber optic communications products when compared to growth rates in 2000. Research and development revenues for 2001 were $1.7 million, compared to $1.6 million in 2000.
Cost of Product Revenues. Cost of product revenues, which is comprised of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to our products, was $62.4 million for 2001 compared to $66.2 million in 2000, a decrease of approximately $3.8 million or 5.7%. Cost of goods sold as a percent of sales for 2001 and 2000 were
124.1% and 72.8%, respectively. The increase in cost of product revenues as a percentage of sales is a result of the fixed cost nature of our business whereby expenses did not decline at the same rate as the decline in sales, particularly III-V product sales and related expenses, and, a change in the sale mix between III-V products and CyberDisplay products. In 2000, 79.2% of sales were III-V products versus 55.9% in 2001. CyberDisplay products had and are expected to continue to have lower gross margins than III-V products have historically had.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses are incurred in support of internal III-V and display product development programs or programs funded by agencies of the U.S. government, and commercial partners. Research and development costs include staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, circuit design costs, fabrication and packaging of display products, and overhead. Funded research and development expenses were $2.4 million for 2001 compared to $1.2 million in 2000, an increase of $1.2 million.
Internal research and development expenses were $12.9 million for 2001 compared to $13.8 million in 2000, a decrease of $900,000. While internal research and development expenses in 2001 did decrease when compared to 2000, expenses in 2000 included $7.4 million in charges incurred in connection with the acquisition of Super Epitaxial Products, in October 2000. We determined the amount of the SEP purchase price to be allocated to in-process research and development based on an independent appraisal of certain intangible assets of SEP which indicated that approximately $5.3 million of the acquired intangibles of SEP consisted of in-process research and development that had not yet reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future uses. The amount of the charge taken was based on the expected future discounted cash flows from each product under development, adjusted for the level of completion at the date of acquisition. We also expensed $2.1 million, which consisted primarily of bonuses paid to SEP employees as an inducement to remain with the company following the closing of the acquisition. We continue to invest resources to complete the projects acquired from SEP, although this expense was not a significant portion of total Research and Development expense in 2001. Excluding the $7.4 million charge in 2000, internal research and development costs increased from $6.4 million in 2000 to $12.9 million in 2001, primarily from development of III-V products.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of the expenses incurred by our sales and marketing personnel and related expenses, and administrative and general corporate expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $15.2 million for 2001 compared to $9.9 million in 2000, an increase of $5.3 million, or 53.6%. The year to year increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in goodwill amortization of $1.8 million, resulting from the purchase of Super Epitaxial, Inc. in October, 2000, bad debt expense of $1.0 million, and legal and patent maintenance of $2.3 million. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses include non-cash charges for compensation expense of $55,015 and $55,020 for each of the years 2001 and 2000 respectively, relating to the issuance of certain stock options.
We have completed the transfer of technology from our Columbia, Maryland facility to our Taunton, Massachusetts facility and as such are closing the Columbia, Maryland facility in 2002. Charges in 2001 for the estimated remaining lease payments under the lease of this facility of $200,000 and the writedown of the unamortized cost of Equipment and Improvements at this facility of $1.8 million has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
Impairment Charge. As a result of the decline in our revenues during the second quarter of 2001, we assessed the recoverability of certain equipment used in our manufacturing operations. This equipment consisted primarily of manufacturing machines used in our III-V business. Because of softened current demand for our HBT wafer products, the machines in question were currently not used in the manufacturing operations. Based on forecasts developed by us, we do not believe these machines will be placed back into service in the foreseeable future; we anticipate these machines will be replaced by newer, more efficient equipment before demand will recover. As a result of this analysis, and other analyses pertaining to the impact of the change in business conditions, we recorded a charge of $5.3 million in the second quarter representing the remaining unamortized cost of the identified equipment and other costs.
Other. Other expenses, primarily amortization of patents and licenses, were $771,000 for 2001 compared to $534,000 in 2000.
Other Income, Net. Other income, net was $24.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to $5.6 million in 2000. During the second quarter of this fiscal year, we exchanged our 20% interest in Kendin Communications, Inc. (Kendin) for shares of Micrel Incorporated (Micrel) as part of Micrel’s acquisition of Kendin. Our holdings in Kendin had been accounted for using the equity method and had a carrying value of $3.2 million at December 31, 2000. We recorded a net gain of $24.6 million as a result of this exchange and a $4 million write-down of certain investments in semiconductor companies due to a more than temporary decline in their value. During the third quarter of 2001, we sold a portion of the Micrel shares for $6.5 million, which had a cost basis of $5.9 million, and recognized a $700,000 gain included in Other Income, Net. We also marked to market value our remaining investment in Micrel, classified as an available-for-sale security, which resulted in an unrealized loss of $2.4 million. This unrealized loss was recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in Stockholders’ Equity.
Year Ended December 31, 2000 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 1999
Revenues. Our total revenues for 2000 were $92.6 million compared to $38.7 million in 1999, an increase of approximately $53.9 million or 139.3%. Our product revenues for 2000 were $91.0 million compared to $36.1 million for 1999, an increase of approximately $54.9 million or 152.1%. This increase in product revenues was primarily due to an increase in sales of our III-V products as well as our CyberDisplay products in 2000 compared to 1999. For 2000, III-V product sales and CyberDisplay product sales were $72.1 million and $18.9 million, respectively, versus $31.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively, for 1999. Research and development revenues for 2000 were $1.6 million, compared to $2.5 million in 1999, a decrease of $.9 million, or 36.0%. Research and development revenues declined primarily due to the expirations of multi-year contracts with the U.S. government.
Cost of Product Revenues. Cost of product revenues was $66.2 million for 2000 compared to $26.3 million in 1999, an increase of approximately $39.9 million or 151.7%. Cost of goods sold increased as a result of increased product sales. Cost of goods sold as a percent of sales for 2000 and 1999 were 72.8% and 72.7%, respectively.
Research and Development. Funded research and development expenses were $1.2 million for 2000 compared to $2.9 million in 1999, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 58.6 % due to reduced expenses caused by the expiration of multi-year contracts with agencies of the U.S. government. Internal research and development expenses were $13.8 million for 2000 compared to $4.3 million in 1999, an increase of $9.5 million, or 220.9%. Internal research and development expense in 2000 includes $7.4 million in charges incurred in connection with the acquisition of Super Epitaxial Products, Inc. in October 2000. We also expensed $2.1 million, which consisted primarily of bonuses paid to SEP employees as an inducement to remain with the company following the closing of the acquisition.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $9.9 million for 2000 compared to $5.8 million in 1999, an increase of $4.1 million, or 70.7%. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to increases in sales and marketing travel expenses and headcount in procurement, management information and accounting staffs. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses include non-cash charges for compensation expense of $55,020 for each of the years 2000 and 1999, relating to the issuance of certain stock options.
Other. Other expenses, primarily amortization of patents and licenses, were $534,000 for 2000 compared to $366,079 in 1999.
Other Income, Net. Other income, net was $5.6 million for 2000 compared to $1.7 million in 1999. Interest income earned during the 2000 increased $5.0 million compared to 1999 due to higher cash balances for a full year resulting from the October 1999 equity placement and higher interest rates.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have financed our operations primarily through public and private placements of our equity securities, research and development contract revenues, and sales of our III-V products. In November 2001 we filed a registration statement using a “shelf” registration process that we may, from time to time, offer shares of common stock or debt securities, the aggregate total of which will not exceed $150,000,000. As of December 31, 2001 we have issued 3,000,000 shares, taking this down by $42,000,000. We believe our available cash resources will support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months.
As of December 31, 2001, we had cash and equivalents and marketable securities of $104.4 million and working capital of $106.4 million compared to $73.2 million and $88.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2000. The increase in cash and equivalents and marketable securities was the net result of $2.5 million of cash used in operations, capital and investment expenditures of $7.0 million, and principal payments on long-term obligations of $2.25 million, offset by $38.3 million of net proceeds from the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock in November 2001 and proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $4.6 million.
We periodically enter into long-term debt arrangements to finance equipment purchases and other activities. As of December 31, 2001, we had no debt obligations.
Our CyberDisplay products are targeted at large sales volume consumer electronic and wireless communication applications. We believe that in order to obtain customers in these markets, it has been necessary to make significant investments in equipment and infrastructure. We believe that it will be necessary to continue to make significant investments in equipment and development in order to produce current and future CyberDisplay products. As a result of the current cost structure of our CyberDisplay product line, our ability to achieve profitability in that product line depends upon achieving significant sales volumes and higher gross profit margins. We have not yet produced our CyberDisplay products at volumes necessary to achieve profitability. Accordingly, we may not be able to obtain sufficient sales volumes, or if sufficient sales volumes are achieved, we may not be able to produce our CyberDisplay products at a gross margin which will allow the product line to generate a profit.
We lease facilities located in Taunton and Westborough, Massachusetts, Columbia, Maryland and Los Gatos, California, under non-cancelable operating leases. The Taunton leases expire through 2010. The Westborough lease expires in 2003, with renewable options for up to two additional years at our election. The Los Gatos lease covers a five year period terminating in October 2002. The Maryland lease expires in 2005.
We expect to expend approximately $7.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months, primarily for the acquisition of equipment relating to the production of our III-V products and the manufacturing, packaging and testing of CyberDisplay products.
As of December 31, 2001, we had tax loss carryforwards of approximately $70.0 million, which may be used to offset future federal taxable income through 2017.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which is effective for fiscal years commencing after June 15, 2000. SFAS No. 133 requires fair value accounting for all stand-alone derivatives and many derivatives embedded in other financial instruments and contracts. The impact to us of SFAS 133 was not material to financial position or results of operations.
In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. SFAS No. 141 has not had an impact on the Company’s financial results.
Also in July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which is effective January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 142 requires, among other things, the discontinuance of goodwill amortization.
In August, 2001, the FASB released SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which is effective in 2002. SFAS No. 144 establishes standards for accounting for impairment of long-lived assets used by an entity or held for sale, and provides guidance on developing estimates of cash flows and fair values used in measuring impairments.
We have not yet completed our evaluation of the impact the adoption of SFAS Nos. 142 and 144 will have on our financial statements.
Seasonality
Our business has not historically been seasonal in nature because the markets we sell into have been growing. However, we would expect that as the markets we sell into mature, our third quarter would be our strongest sales quarter and our first quarter would be our lowest sales quarter.
Inflation
We do not believe our operations have been materially affected by inflationary forces.
Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We invest our excess cash in high quality government and corporate financial instruments which generally bear minimal risk. We believe that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows should not be material. We sell our products to customers worldwide. We maintain a reserve of $1,350,000, or 2.6% of revenue for potential credit losses and such losses have been minimal. We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange primarily through our translation of our foreign subsidiary’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows and the sale of our CyberDisplay products to customers in Asia. Currency rate changes have not had a significant impact on operations to date, and had foreign currency rates changed by 10% during any period presented, the impact would not have been material to the consolidated financial statements.
RISK FACTORS
This Form 10-K report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which Kopin operates, management’s beliefs, and assumptions made by management. In addition, other written or oral statements which constitute forward-looking statements may be made by or on behalf of Kopin. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “could”, “seeks”, “estimates”, variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in outcomes and results, include, but are not limited to, those discussed below.
We have experienced a history of losses and have a significant accumulated deficit. Since inception, we have incurred significant net operating losses. As of December 31, 2001 we had an accumulated deficit of $86.9 million (excluding a $13.7 million net gain on our investments). We cannot assure you that we will achieve profitability in the future.
Our revenue and cash flow could be negatively affected by the loss of any of the few customers who account for a substantial portion of our revenues. Historically, a few customers account for a substantial portion of our revenues. Sales of our HBT transistor wafers to Conexant Systems accounted for approximately 22%, 46%, and 49% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999, respectively. Sales to Mitsubishi Electric Company, Ltd. were 11% and 13% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, revenues from multiple contracts with various U.S. governmental agencies accounted for approximately 3%, 2%, and 7%, respectively, of our total revenues. We anticipate that sales of our HBT transistor wafers to Conexant will continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues for the near future; however, Conexant has recently announced various downturns related to its business, including lower than expected revenues and expense reduction initiatives such as reductions in its workforce and temporary plant shut downs. A continued reduction or delay in orders from Conexant or any of our other significant customers would materially reduce our revenue and cash flow and adversely affect our ability to achieve and maintain profitability.
If we are unable to significantly increase our CyberDisplay production capacity and reduce our CyberDisplay production costs, our business will suffer. Our CyberDisplay product line currently has significant fixed costs and our ability to achieve profitability in that product line depends upon achieving significant sales volumes and higher gross profit margins. We have limited experience manufacturing display products and we have not yet produced our CyberDisplay products at volumes necessary to achieve profitability. If we are unable to successfully increase our CyberDisplay production capacity and reduce manufacturing costs, we may lose customer orders and our display business will remain unprofitable.
Our CyberDisplay products may not be widely accepted by the market. Our success will in large part depend on the widespread adoption of the viewing format of our CyberDisplay products. Our success also depends upon the widespread consumer acceptance of our customers’ products. Potential customers may be reluctant to adopt our CyberDisplay products because of concerns surrounding perceived risks relating to:
•
The introduction of our display technology generally;
•
Consumer acceptance of our CyberDisplay products; and
•
The relative complexity, reliability, usefulness and cost-effectiveness of our display products compared to other display products available in the market or that may be developed by our competitors.
In addition, our customers may be reluctant to rely upon a relatively small company such as Kopin for a critical component. We cannot assure you that prospective customers will adopt our CyberDisplay products or
that consumers will accept our CyberDisplay products. If we fail to achieve market acceptance of our CyberDisplay products, our business may not be successful and the value of your investment in Kopin may decline.
Our success depends on the continued growth and evolution of the wireless and fiber optic communications markets. Sales of products for wireless and fiber optic communications applications constitute a significant portion of our current and projected product revenues and cash flows. We are dependent on customer orders for these products for wireless and fiber optic communications applications, which in turn depend upon the current and anticipated market demand for wireless and fiber optic communications in general. For the year ended December 31, 2001, product revenues from the sale of our III-V products declined compared to the prior year as a result of worldwide inventory accumulation in the supply chain of wireless and fiber optic communications products and related components. The deferral or cancellation of customer orders due to excessive inventory or lack of demand will adversely impact our results of operations.
In addition, the implementation of higher bandwidth infrastructure will be needed to drive the development of the next generation of wireless communications services. These developments include data oriented services, such as Internet browsing capabilities and the ability to view e-mail and other information that should increase the demand for our products. Our future success will depend in large part on the widespread adoption of this infrastructure and the cost-effectiveness of these services to the consumer.
We generally do not have long-term contracts with our customers, which makes forecasting our revenues and operating results difficult. We generally do not enter into agreements with our customers obligating them to purchase our products. Our business is characterized by short-term purchase orders and shipment schedules and we generally permit orders to be canceled or rescheduled without significant penalty. As a result, our customers may cease purchasing our products at any time, which makes forecasting our revenues difficult. In addition, due to the absence of substantial noncancellable backlog, we typically plan our production and inventory levels based on internal forecasts of customer demand, which are highly unpredictable and can fluctuate substantially. Our operating results are difficult to forecast because we are continuing to invest in capital equipment and increasing our operating expenses for new product development. If we fail to accurately forecast our revenues and operating results, our business may not be successful and the value of your investment in Kopin may decline.
Potential fluctuations in operating results make financial forecasting difficult and could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Our quarterly and annual revenues and operating results may fluctuate significantly for several reasons including:
•
The timing and successful introduction of additional manufacturing capacity;
•
The timing of the initial selection of our III-V and CyberDisplay products as a component in our customers’ new products;
•
Market acceptance of our and our customers’ products;
•
Competitive pressures on selling prices of our products;
•
The timing and cancellation of customer orders;
•
Our ability to introduce new products and technologies on a timely basis;
•
Our ability to successfully reduce costs; and
•
The cancellation of U.S. government contracts.
We typically plan our production and inventory levels based on internal forecasts of customer demand, which are highly unpredictable and can fluctuate substantially. Our operating results are difficult to forecast because we are continuing to invest in capital equipment and increasing our operating expenses for new product development.
As a result of these and other factors, you should not rely on our revenues and our operating results for any one quarter or year as an indication of our future revenues or operating results. If our quarterly revenues or results of operations fall below expectations of investors or public market analysts, the price of our common stock could fall substantially.
Disruptions of our production of our III-V products would adversely affect our operating results. If we were to experience any significant disruption in the operation of our facilities, we would be unable to supply III-V products to our customers. Our manufacturing processes are highly complex and customer specifications are extremely precise. We periodically modify our processes in an effort to improve yields and product performance and to meet particular customer requirements. We intend to broaden our volume production capabilities of Indium Phosphide HBT transistor wafers and other semiconductor materials, but we have limited experience in manufacturing Indium Phosphide HBT transistor wafers and other semiconductor materials in commercial quantities. Process changes or other problems that occur in the complex manufacturing process can result in interruptions in production or significantly reduced yields. Additionally, as we introduce new equipment into our manufacturing processes, our III-V products could be subject to especially wide variations in manufacturing yields and efficiency. We may experience manufacturing problems that would result in delays in product introduction and delivery or yield fluctuations. We are also subject to the risks associated with the shortage of raw materials used in the manufacture of our products.
Our ability to manufacture and distribute our CyberDisplay products would be severely limited if the third party that we rely on to manufacture integrated circuits for our CyberDisplay products fails to provide those services. We depend on United Microelectronics Corporation, or UMC, for the fabrication of integrated circuits for our CyberDisplay products. We have no long-term contracts with UMC. If UMC were to terminate its arrangement with us or become unable to provide the required capacity and quality on a timely basis, we would be able to manufacture and ship our CyberDisplay products only in limited quantities until replacement foundry services could be obtained. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that we would be able to establish alternative manufacturing and packaging relationships on acceptable terms.
Our reliance on UMC involves certain risks, including:
•
The lack of control over production capacity and delivery schedules;
•
Limited control over quality assurance, manufacturing yields and production costs; and
•
The risks associated with international commerce, including unexpected changes in legal and regulatory requirements, changes in tariffs and trade policies and political and economic instability.
UMC, as well as several other third parties with which we do business, is located in Taiwan. Due to the earthquake that occurred in Taiwan in 1999 and the typhoon that occurred in Taiwan in September 2001, many Taiwanese companies, including UMC, experienced related business interruptions. UMC has resumed normal operations; however, our business could suffer significantly if UMC’s operations were disrupted again for an extended period of time.
We depend on third parties to provide integrated circuit chip sets and other critical raw materials for use with our CyberDisplay products. We do not manufacture the integrated circuit chip sets necessary for use with our CyberDisplay products. Instead, we rely on third party independent contractors for these integrated circuit chip sets and other critical raw materials. Motorola currently produces all integrated circuit chip sets used with our CyberDisplay products in camcorders. If Motorola or any other third party were unable or unwilling to supply these integrated circuit chip sets and other critical raw materials, we would be unable to sell our CyberDisplay products until a replacement supplier could be found. We cannot assure you that a replacement supplier could be found on reasonable terms or in a timely manner. In the three month period ended September 30, 2000, two of our vendors could not supply the quantity or quality of critical raw materials we needed. As a result, we were unable to meet customer demand and our manufacturing yield and gross margins were adversely affected. Any interruption in our ability to manufacture and distribute our CyberDisplay products could cause our display business to be unsuccessful and the value of your investment in Kopin may decline.
We may not be able to operate multiple manufacturing facilities successfully. A critical part of our business strategy is the expansion of our production capacity both internally and using third party manufacturers. We are establishing a second internal facility to manufacture our III-V products. We also are increasing our CyberDisplay product manufacturing capabilities at our Korean subsidiary, Kowon Technology. In particular, we expect to increasingly rely upon Kowon for back-end packaging of our CyberDisplay products. If we are unable to significantly increase our manufacturing capacity at Kowon, we may be able to manufacture and ship our CyberDisplay products only in limited quantities until replacement foundry services could be obtained.
We are also considering the establishment of additional internal and third party manufacturing capabilities to produce both our III-V and CyberDisplay products. To date, we have operated only one facility for our III-V product line.
Our ability to successfully operate additional manufacturing sites will depend on a number of factors including:
•
The identification and availability of appropriate and affordable sites;
•
The management of facility construction and development timing and costs;
•
The transfer of our manufacturing techniques to additional sites, particularly Kowon;
•
The establishment of adequate management and information systems and financial controls; and
•
The adaptation of our complex manufacturing process in our additional sites.
Additionally, we cannot be sure that any new manufacturing facilities will have operating results similar to those of our current facilities. Any failure to effectively implement our expansion strategy would adversely impact our ability to grow our business.
Increased competition may result in decreased demand or prices for our products. Competition in the markets for our products is intense and we may not be able to compete successfully. We compete with several companies primarily engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing and selling integrated circuits or alternative display technologies, as well as the supply of other discrete products. Our competitors could develop new process technologies that may be superior to ours, including technologies that target markets in which our products are sold. Many of our existing and potential competitors have strong market positions, considerable internal manufacturing capacity, established intellectual property rights and substantial technological capabilities. Furthermore, they also have greater financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing and personnel resources than we do, and we may not be able to compete successfully with them.
In addition, many of our existing and potential customers manufacture or assemble wireless communications devices and have substantial in-house technological capabilities and substantially greater resources than we do. We may not be able to sell our products to these customers and they may begin to commercialize their internal capabilities and become our competitors. If one of our large customers establishes internal design and manufacturing capabilities, it could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
We expect competition to increase. This could mean lower prices or reduced demand for our products. Any of these developments would have an adverse effect on our operating results.
If we fail to keep pace with changing technologies, we may lose customers. The advanced semiconductor materials and display industries are characterized by rapidly changing customer requirements and evolving technologies and industry standards. To achieve our goals, we need to enhance our existing products and develop and market new products that keep pace with continuing changes in industry standards and requirements and customer preferences. If we cannot keep pace with these changes, our business could suffer.
We may not be successful in protecting our intellectual property and proprietary rights. Our success depends in part on our ability to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights. We have obtained certain domestic and foreign patents and we intend to continue to seek patents on our inventions when appropriate. We also attempt to protect our proprietary information with contractual arrangements and under trade secret laws. Our employees and consultants generally enter into agreements containing provisions with respect to confidentiality and the assignment of rights to inventions made by them while in our employ. These measures may not adequately protect our intellectual and proprietary rights. Existing trade secret, trademark and copyright laws afford only limited protection and our patents could be invalidated or circumvented. Moreover, the laws of certain foreign countries in which our products are or may be manufactured or sold may not fully protect our intellectual property rights. Misappropriation of our technology and the costs of defending our intellectual property rights from misappropriation could substantially impair our business. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights, our business may not be successful and the value of your investment in Kopin may decline.
Our products could infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Our products could be found to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Other companies may hold or obtain patents or inventions or other proprietary rights in technology necessary for our business. If we are forced to defend against against infringement claims, we may face costly litigation, diversion of technical and management personnel, and product shipment delays, even if the allegations of infringement are unwarranted. If there is a successful claim of infringement against us and we are unable to develop non-infringing technology or license the infringed or similar technology on a timely basis, or if we are required to cease using one or more of our business or product names due to a successful trademark infringement claim against us, it could adversely affect our business.
Our business could suffer if we lose the services of, or fail to attract, key personnel. In order to continue to provide quality products in our rapidly changing business, we believe it is important to retain personnel with experience and expertise relevant to our business. Our success depends in large part upon a number of key management and technical employees. The loss of the services of one or more key employees, including John C.C. Fan, our President and Chief Executive Officer, could seriously impede our success. We do not maintain any “key-man” insurance policies on Dr. Fan or any other employees. In addition, due to the level of technical and marketing expertise necessary to support our existing and new customers, our success will depend upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled management, technical, and sales and marketing personnel. Competition for highly skilled personnel is intense and there may be only a limited number of persons with the requisite skills to serve in these positions. Due to lower III-V product revenues resulting from the current slowdown in the market for wireless and fiber optic communications products, we have taken certain cost reduction measures, including reducing our workforce, reducing senior management pay and delaying salary increases. If the wireless and fiber optic communications markets experience an upturn, we may need to increase our workforce. Due to the competitive nature of the labor markets in which we operate, we may be unsuccessful in attracting and retaining these personnel. Our inability to attract and retain key personnel could adversely affect our ability to develop and manufacture our products.
We may be unable to grow at our historical growth rates or at all, and if we grow we may be unable to manage our growth effectively. In 1999 and 2000, we experienced significant growth in sales of our III-V and CyberDisplay products. Due to the current slowdown in the wireless and fiber optic communications markets and other general economic conditions, we did not experience increased sales in 2001. We cannot assure you that sales will not continue to decrease. In addition, we cannot assure you that our systems, procedures, controls and existing and planned space will be adequate to support our future operations. As a result of these concerns, we cannot be sure that we will grow, or, if we do grow, that we will be able to achieve our historical growth rate.
We may pursue acquisitions and investments that could adversely affect our business. In the past we have made, and in the future we may make, acquisitions of and investments in businesses, products and technologies that could complement or expand our business. If we identify an acquisition candidate, we may not be able to successfully negotiate or finance the acquisition or integrate the acquired businesses, products or technologies
into our existing business and products. Future acquisitions could result in potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities, amortization expenses and write-downs of acquired assets.
We may incur significant liabilities if we fail to comply with stringent environmental regulations or if we did not comply with these regulations in the past. We are subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental regulations related to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of toxic or otherwise hazardous chemicals used in our manufacturing process. Although we believe our activities conform to environmental regulations, 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. We cannot assure you that we have not, in the past, violated applicable laws or regulations which could result in required remediation or other liabilities.
You should not expect to receive dividends from us. We have not paid cash dividends in the past, nor do we expect to pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future. We anticipate that earnings, if any, will be retained for the development of our businesses.
Our stock price may be volatile in the future. The trading price of our common stock has been subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in results of operations, announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors, general conditions in the wireless
communications, semiconductor and display markets, changes in earnings estimates by analysts or other events or factors. In addition, the public stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volatility in recent months. This volatility has significantly affected the market prices of securities of many technology companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The financial statements of Kopin required by this Item are incorporated in this Report on pages through, reference is made to Item 14 of this Report.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not Applicable.
Part III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
(a) Directors. The information with respect to directors required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from our Proxy Statement relating to our Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 25, 2002 (the “Proxy Statement”).
(b) Executive Officers. Information with respect to executive officers required by this item is set forth in Part I of this Report and is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
(c) Reports of Beneficial Ownership. The information with respect to reports of beneficial ownership required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required under this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference from the Proxy Statement.
Part IV
Item 14.
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Documents filed as part of the Report:
(1) Consolidated Financial Statements:
Page
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Independent Auditors’ Report
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2001 and 2000
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000
and
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000
and 1999
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
to
(2) Financial Statement Schedules:
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedules other than the one listed above have been omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the required information is included in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(2)
3.2
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
(16)
3.3
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
(16)
3.4
Amended and Restated By-laws
(2)
Specimen Certificate of Common Stock
(1)
10.1
Form of Employee Agreement with Respect to Inventions and Proprietary Information
(1)
10.2
1985 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended
(1)
10.3
Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan
(2)
10.4
1992 Stock Option Plan Amendment
(16)
10.5
1992 Stock Option Plan Amendment
(17)
10.6
2001 Equity Incentive Plan
(18)
10.7
2001 Supplemental Equity Incentive Plan
(17)
10.8
Form of Key Employee Stock Purchase Agreement
(1)
10.9
License Agreement by and between the Company and Massachusetts Institute of Technology dated April 22, 1985, as amended
(1)
10.10
Technology and Business Development Agreement, dated as of November 6, 1992 by and between the Company and Rockwell International Corporation (confidential portions on file with the Commission)
(2)
10.11
Facility Lease, by and between the Company and Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation dated October 15, 1993
(3)
10.12
Master Sublease-Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency dated June 23, 1994
(4)
10.13
Contract by and between the Company and the Advanced Research Projects Agency dated May 25, 1994 (confidential portions on file with the Commission)
(4)
10.14
Joint Agreement by and between the Company and Philips Consumer Electronics Company, Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation dated July 25, 1994 (confidential portions on file with the Commission)
(5)
10.15
Cross License and Supply Agreement, by and between the Company and Philips Electronics North America Corporation dated June 18, 1994(confidential portions on file with the Commission)
(5)
10.16
Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and GMT Microelectronics Corporation, dated January 6, 1995 (confidential portions on file with the Commission)
(7)
10.17
Contract by and between the Company and the United States Department of Commerce dated April 25,1995
(9)
10.18
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, by and between the Company and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory dated June 21, 1995 (confidential portions on file with the Commission)
(9)
10.19
Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and Telecom Holding Co., Ltd. dated November 24, 1995
(10)
10.20
Letter Agreement, by and between the Company and Telecom Holding Co., Ltd. dated November 24, 1995
(10)
10.21
Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and United Microelectronics Corporation dated November 29, 1995
(9)
10.22
Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation dated November 29, 1995
(9)
10.23
Letter Agreement, by and between the Company and United Microelectronics Corporation dated November 29, 1995 (confidential portions on file with the Commission)
(9)
10.24
Amendment Agreement, by and between the Company and Rockwell International Corporation dated September 29, 1995
(9)
10.25
Securities Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and Unitek Semiconductor,
Inc. dated January 26,
(11)
10.26
Chattel Leasing Promissory Note, by and between the Company and BancBoston Leasing dated January 29, 1996
(11)
10.27
Master lease agreement, by and between the Company and BancBoston Leasing dated December 23, 1996
(13)
10.28
Joint Venture Agreement, by and among the Company, Kowon Technology Co., Ltd., and Korean Investors, dated as of March 3, 1998
(15)
10.29
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Dr. John C.C. Fan, dated as of February 20, 2000
(16)
21.1
Subsidiaries of Kopin Corporation
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors of the Company
(1)
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-45853, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-57450, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference.
(4)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 2, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference.
(5)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 1, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference.
(6)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference.
(7)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 1, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(8)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(9)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(10)
Filed as an exhibit to Schedule 13D for Telecom Holding, Co., Ltd. filed on October 10, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(11)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
(12)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
(13)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
(14)
Filed as an appendix to Proxy Statement filed on April 10, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
(15)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 27, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
(16)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
(17)
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference.
(18)
Filed as an appendix to Proxy Statement filed on April 20, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
Filed on Form 8-K on March 7, 2001 and March 9, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference, we filed a report containing our press release dated February 15, 2001 relating to our financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2000.
Filed on Form 8-K on October 4, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference, we filed a report containing our press release dated September 25, 2001 relating to our expected financial results for the third quarter September 30, 2001.
Filed on Form 8-K on November 14, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference, we filed a report containing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s declaration of effectiveness our shelf Registration Statement to issue up to an aggregate of $150,000,000 of common stock and debt securities, and our press release dated November 14, 2001 announcing the sale of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock, $.01 par value per share, to Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation pursuant to the Registration Statement and an Underwriting Agreement. We also reported the signing of a letter of intent relating to a purchase of approximately 51% of the capital stock of a manufacturer of optoelectronic products for approximately $18.6 million.
KOPIN CORPORATION
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Independent Auditors’ Report
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2001 and 2000
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Kopin Corporation
Taunton, Massachusetts
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kopin Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 14(a) (2). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Kopin Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2002
KOPIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
See notes to consolidated financial statements
KOPIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
See notes to consolidated financial statements
KOPIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
KOPIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates included within the financial statements include net realizable value of subsidiary assets, sales return reserves, warranty reserves, inventory reserves, allowances for doubtful accounts and the economic life of intangible assets.
Reference herein to “2001”, “2000” and “1999” are for and as of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999.
Industry Segment
Kopin Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) operate in one industry segment which includes the development, manufacture and sale of flat panel display devices and products and gallium arsenide device wafers and products for commercial and consumer markets, and the performance of related research and development under contracts.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and Kowon Technology Co., Ltd., a majority owned (67%) subsidiary located in Korea. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Revenue Recognition
Product revenue is recognized when a written order is received from the customer, the related product is shipped or when a service is performed, and collectibility of the related receivable is considered probable. For certain of our products, we provide customers with a twelve month warranty from the date of sale. Estimated sales return and warranty reserves are provided at the time of sale based upon historical and anticipated warranty costs.
Revenue from long-term research and development contracts is recognized on the percentage-of-completion method of accounting as work is performed, based upon the ratio that incurred costs or hours bear to estimated total completion cost or hours. Revenue recognized at any point in time is limited to amounts earned under milestones included in contracts, if such provisions exist. At the time a loss on a contract becomes known, the entire amount of the estimated ultimate loss is recognized in the financial statements. Amounts earned on contracts in progress in excess of the billings of such contracts are classified as unbilled receivables and amounts received in excess of amounts earned are classified as unearned revenue. Unbilled receivables primarily result from the time necessary to accumulate costs, including costs incurred by subcontractors, for invoice preparation after the work has been performed by us. Unbilled receivables are billed based on dates stipulated in the related agreement or in periodic installments based upon our monthly invoicing cycle.
Research and Development Costs
Research and development expenses include expenses incurred in support of internal development programs and programs funded by agencies of the federal government, including development programs for display devices and products, device wafers, circuit design costs, staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, and fabrication and packaging of our display products. Research and development costs in 2000 also include $5,342,000 million of in-process research and development costs associated with the acquisition of Super Epitaxial Products, Inc. (SEP) (see note 2) and $2,100,000 million of other costs, principally bonuses paid to SEP employees as an inducement to remain with the Company.
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
Cash and Equivalents and Marketable Securities
The Company considers all highly liquid, short-term debt instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Marketable securities consist primarily of commercial paper, medium-term notes, and United States government and agency securities. The Company classifies marketable securities included in Current Assets as “available for sale” and accordingly carry them at market value. Marketable equity securities included in Other Assets are classified as “available for sale” and are carried at market value. From time to time, the Company sells marketable securities for working capital, capital expenditure and investment purposes. Substantially all the marketable securities mature within one year. Gross unrealized holding gains or losses are recorded in other comprehensive income.
Investments in marketable securities are as follows:
The gross gains and losses realized related to sales of marketable securities were not material. The Company uses the specific identification method as a basis for determining cost and calculating realized gains and losses.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market and consists of the following:
Equipment and Improvements
Equipment and improvements are recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally 3 to 10 years, or, in the case of leasehold improvements and leased equipment, over the term of the lease.
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets is on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives.
Foreign Currency Translation
Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. operations are translated into U.S. dollars at year end exchange rates, and revenues and expenses at rates prevailing during the year. Resulting translation adjustments are accumulated as part of other comprehensive income and aggregate $65,698 and $63,617 of unrealized gain at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Transaction gains or losses are recognized in income or loss currently.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury method. Potential common shares have not been included in any periods in which the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company invests its excess cash in high quality government and corporate financial instruments which bear minimal risk. The Company sells its products to customers worldwide. The Company maintains a reserve for potential credit losses and such losses have been minimal.
Fair Market Value of Financial Instruments
Financial instruments consist of current assets (except inventories), current liabilities and long-term obligations. Current assets and current liabilities are carried at cost, which approximates fair market value. Long-term obligations are stated at cost, which approximates fair market value.
Impairment Charge
The Company periodically assesses the recoverability of its long-lived assets by comparing the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by those assets to their carrying value. If the sum of the undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the assets, an impairment charge is recognized.
During 2001, as a result of a decline in the Company’s revenues, the Company assessed the recoverability of certain equipment used in its manufacturing operations. This equipment consisted primarily of older manufacturing machines previously used in the Company’s III-V business. Because of the softened current demand for the Company’s HBT wafer products, the machines in question were currently not being used in the manufacturing operations. Based on forecasts developed by the Company, the Company does not believe these machines will be placed back into service in the foreseeable future; the Company anticipates these machines will be replaced by newer, more efficient equipment before demand will recover. As a result of this analysis, and other analyses pertaining to the impact of the change in business conditions, the Company recorded a charge of $5,342,000 in the second quarter representing the remaining unamortized cost of the identified equipment, and other costs.
Facility Closure
The Company has completed the transfer of technology from its Columbia, Maryland facility to its Taunton, Massachusetts facility and as such are closing the Columbia, Maryland facility in 2002. Charges in 2001 for the estimated remaining lease payments under the lease of this facility of $200,000 and the writedown of the unamortized cost of Equipment and Improvements at this facility of $1.8 million have been recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
Stock-Based Compensation
Compensation cost associated with the grant of options and other stock awards to employees is determined using the intrinsic value method. Compensation cost associated with the grant of options and other stock awards to non-employees is determined using the fair value method.
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
2. Acquisition of Super Epitaxial Products, Inc.
In October 2000, the Company acquired Super Epitaxial Products, Inc. (SEP), a privately held company engaged in research and development of optoelectronic materials and devices. Under the terms of the agreement, 1,680,331 shares of Kopin common stock, with an aggregate value of approximately $22,500,000, were exchanged for all the outstanding shares of SEP. In addition, the Company assumed the obligation to issue shares of its common stock upon exercise of vested SEP stock options; the fair value of these options ($1,400,000) was included in the purchase price of SEP. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.
Research and development expense in 2000 also includes $7,400,000 in charges incurred in connection with the acquisition of SEP. Of the $7,400,000, $5,342,000 represents the fair value of technologies under development by SEP acquired for use in the Company’s own development efforts. The Company determined the amount of the purchase price to be allocated to in-process research and development based on an independent appraisal of certain intangible assets which indicated that approximately $5,342,000 of the acquired intangibles consisted of in-process research and development that had not yet reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future uses. The amount of the charge taken was based on the expected future discounted cash flows from each product under development, adjusted for the level of completion at the date of acquisition. Accordingly, these amounts were expensed as of the acquisition date.
In addition to the $5,342,000 expensed associated with in-process research and development, the Company also expensed $2,100,000, which consisted primarily of bonuses paid to SEP employees as an inducement to remain with the Company following the closing of the acquisition.
The purchase price was allocated as follows:
Goodwill recorded in connection with the transaction is being amortized to expense over its estimated useful life of 7 years using the straight line method.
3. Other Current and Non-Current Assets
Other assets consist primarily of marketable and non-marketable equity securities in various companies and notes receivable. Non-marketable equity securities are carried at cost and aggregate $3,890,000 and $14,864,000 at December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. At December 31, 2000, the Company had a 20% interest in Kendin Communications, Inc. (Kendin), which was accounted for using the equity method and had a carrying value of $3,170,000. During 2001, the Company exchanged its interest in Kendin for 986,054 shares of Micrel Incorporated (Micrel), as part of Micrel’s acquisition of Kendin, and recorded a net gain of $24,600,000 on the exchange. Following this transaction, the Company discontinued the use of the equity method to account for this investment. The company sold 200,000 of its Micrel shares in 2001 and recorded a gain of $700,000. Also during 2001, the Company recorded a $5,667,000 write-down of certain non-marketable securities as a result of a more than temporary decline in their value.
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
Non-current marketable securities, which consist primarily of the investment in Micrel stock, are carried at fair-value. At December 31, 2001, the fair-value of the non-current marketable securities was $20,618,000 and gross unrecognized losses on non-marketable securities were $2,421,000.
At December 31, 2001, the Company has a 40% interest in Kopin Taiwan Corp, which was accounted for using the equity method and had a carrying value of $3,194,000. During 2001 the Company purchased fixed assets on behalf of Kopin Taiwan Corp totaling $9,012,000. At December 31, 2001, there was $1,727,000 included in other current assets for the remaining amounts due to the Company from Kopin Taiwan Corp. for these fixed assets.
The net gain recognized from the gain on exchange of investment, write-down of certain non-marketable securities and gains from the sales of marketable securities is included in interest and other income for the year ended December 31, 2001. Notes receivable bear interest at rates ranging from 7.75% to 11.75% and are due in varying installments through August, 2003.
4. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of the following:
5. Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2001, the Company has available for tax reporting purposes federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $70,000,000, expiring through 2017.
Deferred taxes are provided to recognize the effect of temporary differences between tax and financial reporting. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
The provision for income taxes consists of the following for the years ended December 31:
6. Long-term Obligations
In March 1998, the Company entered into a $5,000,000 secured term note repayable in quarterly principal payments of $250,000 plus interest; the note was repaid in 2001.
7. Stockholders’ Equity
In November 2001, the Company completed a public offering of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $14.00 per share. Net proceeds to the Company totaled approximately $38,289,000. In October 1999, the Company completed a public offering of 9,200,000 shares of common stock at a price of $8.49 per share. Net proceeds to the Company totaled approximately $73,154,000.
8. Stock Options
The Company’s 1992 Stock Option Plan (the 1992 Plan) permits the granting of both nonqualified stock options and incentive stock options. The plan covers 15,000,000 shares of common stock (including shares issued upon exercise of options granted pursuant the 1985 Plan). The 1992 Plan expired on December 31, 2001. In 2001 the Company adopted a 2001 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) and a 2001 Supplemental Equity Plan (the “ Supplemental Plan”). The Equity Plan permits the granting of both nonqualified and incentive stock options. The Equity Plan covers 1,200,000 shares of common stock which may be issued to employees and members of the Board of Directors. The Supplemental Plan covers 1,300,000 shares of common stock which may be issued to employees and only permits the issuance of nonqualified stock options. The option price of incentive stock options shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant, or in the case of certain incentive stock options, at 110% of the fair market value at the time of the grant. Options must be exercised within a ten-year period or sooner if so specified within the option agreement. The term and vesting period for options granted under plans are determined by the Company’s compensation committee. Options granted generally vest over four years.
In 1994, the Company adopted the Director Stock Option Plan, which provides for the automatic granting, pursuant to a formula, of nonqualified stock options to our non-employee directors. A maximum of 700,000 shares are issuable under the plan.
For certain options granted, the Company recognizes as compensation expense the excess of the fair market value of the common shares issuable upon exercise of such options over the aggregate exercise price of such options. This compensation expense is amortized ratably over the vesting period of each option. For the year ended December 31, 2001, compensation expense of $55,015 was recorded. A summary of option activity is as follows:
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2001:
The Company has four fixed option plans which reserve shares of common stock for issuance to executives, key employees and directors. Had compensation cost for our four stock option plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards in 2001, 2000 and 1999 we would have had a net loss and net loss per share of $33,533,000 or $.51 per share in 2001, $3,587,000 or $.05 per share in 2000, and $2,821,000 or $.05 per share in 1999.
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions used for grants in 2001, 2000, and 1999: no expected dividend yield; expected volatility of 72.75% in 2001, 72.75% in 2000, and 62.21% in 1999; risk-free interest rate of 5.02% in 2001, 6.5% in 2000 and 6.5% in 1999; and expected lives of four years. The weighted-average fair value of options on grant date was $4.29 in 2001, $14.89 in 2000, and $4.73 in 1999.
9. Employee Benefit Plan
The Company has an employee benefit plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan allows employees to defer up to 15% of their annual compensation to a current maximum of $10,500. The Company will match 50% of all deferred compensation up to a maximum of 3% of each employee’s annual compensation. The amount charged to operations in connection with this plan was approximately $209,000 in 2001, $163,000 in 2000, and $129,000 in 1999.
10. Major Customers
Approximately 21%, 46% and 49% of the Company’s revenues resulted from sales to a single customer during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Approximately 22% and 15% of the Company’s revenues resulted from sales to a second and third customer in 2001. Approximately 11% and 13% of the Company’s revenues resulted from sales to a fourth customer in 2000 and 1999. In addition, during the years
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
ended December 31, 2001, 2000, and 1999, approximately 3%, 2%, and 7%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues resulted from multiple contracts with various agencies of the United States government. These contracts are subject to termination at the election of the relevant agency.
Sales to foreign customers during the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 were approximately 57%, 45% and 36%, respectively, of the Company’s revenues. Sales to Japan for 2001, 2000 and 1999 were approximately 22%, 26% and 18%, respectively of the Company’s revenues. Revenues from Korea were approximately 27% of the Company’s revenues in 2001.
11. Commitments
Leases
The Company leases facilities located in Taunton and Westborough, Massachusetts, Los Gatos, California, and Columbia, Maryland under noncancellable operating leases. The Taunton leases expire in 2002 and 2010. The Westborough lease expires in 2003, with renewable options for up to two additional years at our election.
The Los Gatos lease terminates in 2002. The Maryland lease expires in 2005. Substantially all real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses under these leases are our obligations. The following is a schedule of minimum rental commitments under noncancellable operating leases as of December 31, 2001:
Amounts incurred under operating leases are recorded as rent expense and aggregated approximately $1,933,000 in 2001, $1,522,000 in 2000, and $1,321,000 in 1999.
Other Agreements
The Company has entered into various license agreements which require payment of royalties based upon a set percentage of product sales, subject, in some cases, to certain minimum amounts. Total royalty expense approximated $30,180 in 2001, $26,040 in 2000, and $26,040 in 1999.
12. Litigation
The Company is engaged in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In December 2001, the Company resolved the patent infringement claim made by Teledyne Lighting and Display products, relating to a light source used to backlight some of our CyberDisplay products.
13. Product Revenues
Product revenues consisted of approximately the following:
KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued)
14. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which is effective for fiscal years commencing after June 15, 2000. SFAS No. 133 requires fair value accounting for all stand-alone derivatives and many derivatives embedded in other financial instruments and contracts. The impact to the Company of SFAS No. 133 was not material to financial position or results of operations.
In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141 requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method. SFAS No. 141 has not had an impact on the Company’s financial results.
Also in July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which is effective January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 142 requires, among other things, the discontinuance of goodwill amortization.
In August, 2001, the FASB released SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which is effective in 2002. SFAS No. 144 establishes standards for accounting for impairment of long-lived assets used by an entity or held for sale, and provides guidance on developing estimates of cash flows and fair values used in measuring impairments.
The Company has not yet completed its evaluation of the impact the adoption of SFAS Nos. 142 and 144 will have on its financial statements.
15. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
The following table presents summarized financial results for the each of the fiscal quarters of the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 (in thousands, except per share data).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 20, 2002
KOPIN CORPORATION
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JOHN C. C. FAN
John C. C. Fan
Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer, President
and Director (principal
executive officer)
March 20, 2002
/s/ DAVID E. BROOK
David E. Brook
Director
March 20, 2002
/s/ MORTON COLLINS
Morton Collins
Director
March 20, 2002
/s/ ANDREW H. CHAPMAN
Andrew H. Chapman
Director
March 20, 2002
/s/ CHI CHIA HSIEH
Chi Chia Hsieh
Director
March 20, 2002
/s/ MICHAEL A. WALL
Michael A. Wall
Director
March 20, 2002
/s/ RICHARD A. SNEIDER
Richard A. Sneider
Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer (principal financial
and accounting officer)
March 20, 2002
KOPIN CORPORATION
SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Years Ended December 31, 2001, 2000, 1999
(1)
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-45853, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-57450, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference.
(4)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 2, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference.
(5)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 1, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference.
(6)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference.
(7)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 1, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(8)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(9)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(10)
Filed as an exhibit to Schedule 13D for Telecom Holding, Co., Ltd. filed on October 10, 1995 and incorporated herein by reference.
(11)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
(12)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 29, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
(13)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference.
(14)
Filed as an appendix to Proxy Statement filed on April 10, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
(15)
Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 27, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
(16)
Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.
(17)
Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference.
(18)
Filed as an appendix to Proxy Statement filed on April 20, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.