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Kopin Extends HBT Purchase and Supply Agreement with Skyworks
Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

April 16, 2008... Kopin Corp. of Taunton, Massachusetts USA, reported that Skyworks Solutions has extended its purchase and supply agreement. Under the agreement, Kopin will supply all 4-inch-diameter and the vast majority of 6-inch-diameter HBT wafer requirements of Skyworks through July 2010. According to Kopin, the agreement applies to a wide range of III-V technologies including multiple GaAs HBT products, Skyworks’ advanced BiFET design and Kopin's GAIN-HBT platform. Kopin noted that the agreement also facilitates the companies’ continued collaboration to improve yields, drive down costs, and expand into new products.

“I am pleased that Skyworks and Kopin will continue to work closely together,” said Bruce Freyman, Skyworks vice president of worldwide operations. “In the past few years, we have been collaborating to improve efficiency, quality and cost, all while implementing promising new technologies. Our efforts have been very successful, and we presented Kopin with our Best Supplier Award last year. It’s important to have a partner such as Kopin that understands our philosophy and is capable of executing the demanding tasks necessary to achieve success in our industry.” Kopin News Release

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