Add-on Acquisition • Semiconductors

Kopin Acquires Forth Dimension Displays

On January 11, 2011, Kopin acquired semiconductors company Forth Dimension Displays for 11M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Kopin’s 1st transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Kopin’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kopin’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 11, 2011
Target Forth Dimension Displays
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Kopin
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 11M USD
Advisor(s) Needham & Company (Financial)

Target Company

Forth Dimension Displays

Scotland, United Kingdom
Forth Dimension Displays Ltd. is a provider of high–resolution near-to-eye (NTE) microdisplay supplier.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Kopin

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Semiconductors
Employees181
Revenue 50M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Kopin is a developer and provider of ultra-small displays, optics, speech enhancement technology, software, low-power ASICs, and ergonomically designed headset computing systems. Kopin was founded in 1984 and is based in Westborough, Massachusetts.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Semiconductors 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 2
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2011 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-10 Kopin Wireless

United States

Kopin Wireless is a manufacturer of heterojunction bipolar transistor (“HBT”) materials which are used in power amplifiers (“PA”), a key wireless component in mobile devices.

Sell $75M