CEOInterviews.AI
Start App
Try: AI strategy tariffs earnings guidance layoffs interest rates growth

Michael Murray

Chief Executive Officer, President & Chairman, KOPIN CORP

Search every verified Michael Murray interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Michael Murray, CEO of Kopin, has been publicly discussing the company's microdisplay technology and its applications in defense and AI infrastructure. In recent interviews, he highlighted Kopin's work on military augmented reality headsets, drone pilot goggles, and a microLED-based optical interconnect chip for AI data centers. Murray stated that the company achieved over 150,000 nits of single-panel full-color brightness, which he said exceeds a U.S. Army program's threshold target for daytime-readable augmented reality. He also mentioned that Kopin surpassed three milestones under an IBAS award and expressed confidence in the company's positioning for future programs such as Soldier Worn Mission Command. Murray has also discussed Kopin's Sentinel FPV, a first-person viewer for drones that he described as about 80% complete and intended to help customers reach production faster. He commented on the importance of color night vision and pupil-dilation detection in headsets, and he noted that drones have become "the new bullets." Regarding the AI interconnect market, Murray said a U.S. government ban on Chinese imports of the technology validated his earlier bet, and he referenced Nvidia's investments in similar architecture as a sign of the opportunity. He projected that Kopin would be GAAP profitable and exceed $100 million in revenue by 2030.

Recent appearances

Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“2030 this company is going to look completely different. There are things going on that I wish I could talk about today but I can't because they're not complete but by the end of this year people are going to know what the new Copen will look like in the future. And by 2030 obviously the first and foremost thing GAAP profitable, secondly we'll be well over 100 million of revenue no question in my mind, and thirdly we”

“I think Copen's a little unique in that not only are we a defense company, but we've actually entered the AI infrastructure space with what's called a microLED AI interconnect chip, which that marketplace also is somewhat tamped down with the market not liking the AI trade anymore, but it's a hundred billion dollar market that's emerging for AI interconnects and it's all built around our microLED technology, which is”

“The scale of this opportunity is quite significant. DDP winners have the potential to require tens of thousands of FPV goggles, and volume orders are expected to begin in late Q4 immediately following the DDP phase two evaluations and awards with requirements for immediate delivery as awards are issued.”

“We achieved over 150,000 nits of single panel full color brightness exceeding the program's threshold target. This is the level of brightness required for daytime readable, full color augmented reality in the field.”

“If we think about the total addressable market, it's $63 billion just in the United States in the 20 to 30 billion market by 2035. And we think we're very well positioned to capture a little bit of that which would go a long way.”

“If we think about the total addressable market, it's 63 billion dollars just in the United States in the 20 to 30 billion dollar market by 2035. And we think we're very well positioned to capture a little bit of that which would go a long way.”

The summary and quote tags on this profile are produced with AI assistance from verified, first-person interview transcripts, then checked by our team to confirm the speaker's identity and the accuracy of every quote. See how we verify →