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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/95
Institutional Investment Manager:
KOPP INVESTMENT ADVISORS
6600 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 672
EDINA MN 55435
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL
INFORMATION IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT
AND COMPLETE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS
AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE
SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT ALL UNAMENDED ITEMS,
STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE
AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
DONALD B. CORNELIUS SECRETARY/TREASURER 612-920-3322
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ DONALD B. CORNELIUS EDINA MN 01/31/96
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
3 Com Corporation COM 885535104 146413 3140218 SH other 3140218
ADC Telecommunications COM 00088610 143528 3932283 SH other 3932283
Adflex Solutions Inc. COM 006866107 134 5000 SH sole 5000 858440
Adflex Solutions Inc. COM 006866107 22963 858440 SH other
Adobe Systems Inc COM 00724F101 11147 179794 SH other 179794
Aeroflex Inc. COM 007768104 2241 527240 SH other 527240
Aetrium Inc. COM 00817R103 300 15000 SH sole 15000 968350
Aetrium Inc. COM 00817R103 19367 968350 SH other
Airtouch Communications COM 00949T100 1836 65275 SH other 65275
Allen Group Inc COM 017634106 5504 246000 SH other 246000
Alpha Inc. Inc. COM 020753109 374 26500 SH other 26500
AMP Incorporated COM 03189710 8225 215024 SH other 215024
Anadigics Inc. COM 032515108 1483 69800 SH other 69800
Applied Digital Access COM 038181103 18099 1540365 SH other 1540365
Applied Innovation Inc. COM 037916103 2454 208870 SH other 208870
Applied Science & Tech COM 038236105 8947 708665 SH other 708665
Applix Inc. COM 038316105 2085 76500 SH other 76500
Aseco Corp. COM 043659101 15636 947650 SH other 947650
Aspect Telecomm. Corp. COM 045237104 17348 517852 SH other 517852
Aspen Tech Inc. COM 045327103 358 10600 SH other 10600
AT&T Co. COM 001957109 7350 113516 SH other 113516
Banyan Systems Inc. COM 066908104 315 30700 SH other 30700
Bay Networks Inc. COM 072510100 2591 63000 SH sole 63000 80257
Bay Networks Inc. COM 072510100 3301 80257 SH other
BBN Corp. COM 055283105 127877 3109475 SH other 3109475
Boca Research Inc. COM 096888102 4761 179660 SH other 179660
Boston Tech Inc. COM 101143303 6801 533408 SH other 533408
Brooks Automation Inc. COM 11434A100 4612 348100 SH other 348100
Brooktree Corp. COM 114577109 364 30000 SH sole 30000 1968465
Brooktree Corp. COM 114577109 23868 1968465 SH other
California Microwave COM 13044210 25433 1529808 SH other 1529808
Centigram Comms Corp. COM 152317103 99 5000 SH sole 5000 1512803
Centigram Comms Corp. COM 152317103 29878 1512803 SH other
CFI Proservices Inc. COM 12525N100 2925 196606 SH other 196606
Cincinnati Microwave COM 172167108 3645 810000 SH sole 810000 2804768
Cincinnati Microwave COM 172167108 12621 2804768 SH other
Cirrus Logic Inc. COM 172755100 988 50000 SH sole 50000 971756
Cirrus Logic Inc. COM 172755100 19192 971756 SH other
Cisco System Inc. COM 17275R102 33424 447895 SH other 447895
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM 192478105 193 10000 SH sole 10000 58400
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM 192478105 1124 58400 SH other
Communication Sciences Inc COM 203384102 0 24000 SH other 24000
Computer Network Tech Corp. COM 20492510 10046 2232353 SH other 2232353
Conductus Inc. COM 206784100 767 111500 SH other 111500
Cornerstone Imaging Inc. COM 21922W100 145 10000 SH sole 10000 1674365
Cornerstone Imaging Inc. COM 21922W100 24278 1674365 SH other
Crosscomm Corp. COM 22757K104 7261 638300 SH other 638300
Cyberoptics Corp. COM 232517102 286 7200 SH other 7200
Dallas Semiconductor COM 235204104 20871 1005855 SH other 1005855
Dialogic Corp. COM 252499108 44882 1165765 SH other 1165765
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Digital Link Corp. COM 253856108 283 20000 SH sole 20000 974100
Digital Link Corp. COM 253856108 13759 974100 SH other
Digital Microwave Corp. COM 25385910 40384 4038359 SH other 4038359
DSC Communications COM 23331110 93286 2529792 SH other 2529792
Dynatech Corp. COM 268138104 4818 283400 SH other 283400
E M P I Inc. COM 29158610 128 5000 SH sole 5000 3054465
E M P I Inc. COM 29158610 77889 3054465 SH other
Electroglas Inc. COM 285324109 2026 82700 SH other 82700
Electromagnetic Sci Inc COM 285397105 66 6000 SH sole 6000 1113300
Electromagnetic Sci Inc COM 285397105 12246 1113300 SH other
Emulex Corp. COM 292475209 103 10000 SH sole 10000 466075
Emulex Corp. COM 292475209 4777 466075 SH other
Enron Corporation COM 293561106 438 11500 SH other 11500
Ericsson L M Tel Co. ADR Cl. B COM 294821400 13367 685480 SH other 685480
Exar Corp. COM 300645108 10947 742150 SH other 742150
Executone Information Systems ICOM 301607107 54 23300 SH other 23300
Firefox Communications COM 318164100 10731 456650 SH other 456650
Flir Systems Inc. COM 302445101 1548 126400 SH other 126400
FTP Software Inc. COM 302660105 31535 1087420 SH other 1087420
General Instrument Corp. COM 37012110 3299 141150 SH other 141150
Glenayre Technologies Inc. COM 37789910 8507 136661 SH other 136661
Global Village Comm. COM 37935Q104 484 25000 SH sole 25000 1642000
Global Village Comm. COM 37935Q104 31814 1642000 SH other
H B O & Company COM 40410010 5073 66212 SH other 66212
Hooper Holmes Inc. COM 43910410 2762 339900 SH other 339900
Image Premastering Services LtdCOM 000000000 15 12500 SH other 12500
Imclone Systems Inc. COM 45245W109 229 30000 SH sole 30000 724386
Imclone Systems Inc. COM 45245W109 5523 724386 SH other
Incstar Corporation COM 45337010 4525 1096966 SH other 1096966
Informix Corp. COM 456779107 300 10000 SH sole 10000 107900
Informix Corp. COM 456779107 3237 107900 SH other
Integrated Health Services Inc.COM 45812C106 648 25900 SH other 25900
Integrated Micro Prods PLC SponCOM 45812R103 7610 411353 SH other 411353
Inter-Tel Inc. COM 458372109 3063 198400 SH other 198400
Interim Services Inc. COM 45868P100 1849 53200 SH other 53200
Intl. Business Machines COM 45920010 5048 55250 SH other 55250
Itron Inc. COM 465741106 169 5000 SH sole 5000 1604435
Itron Inc. COM 465741106 54150 1604435 SH other
Keane Inc. COM 486665102 3726 168400 SH other 168400
Kronos Inc. COM 501052104 238 5000 SH sole 5000 67000
Kronos Inc. COM 501052104 3183 67000 SH other
Lattice Semiconductor COM 518415104 14340 439535 SH other 439535
Level One Communications Inc. COM 527295109 180 10000 SH sole 10000 2331120
Level One Communications Inc. COM 527295109 41960 2331120 SH other
LXE Inc. COM 502465107 42 5000 SH sole 5000 257112
LXE Inc. COM 502465107 2153 257112 SH other
Madge Networks NV COM 5424G106 56173 1255261 SH other 1255261
Manugistics Group Inc. COM 565011103 2193 148700 SH other 148700
Mapinfo Corp. COM 565105103 1717 85850 SH other 85850
MCI Communications Corp. COM 552673105 1276 48860 SH other 48860
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Medisense Inc. COM 584960108 3036 96000 SH other 96000
Medtronic Inc. COM 58505510 316 5664 SH other 5664
Merrill Corp. COM 59017510 298 18600 SH other 18600
MFS Multimarket Income Trust SBCOM 552737108 65 10000 SH other 10000
MGI Pharma Inc. COM 55288010 6882 1550594 SH other 1550594
MGIC Investment Corp. (Wisc) COM 552848103 651 12000 SH other 12000
Micom Communications Corp. COM 59478P103 38 5000 SH sole 5000 316750
Micom Communications Corp. COM 59478P103 2415 316750 SH other
Micro Component Tech Inc. COM 59479Q100 4707 710500 SH other 710500
Micro Linear Corp. COM 594850109 532 51935 SH other 51935
Microtest Inc COM 594941106 2073 207300 SH other 207300
Motorola Inc. COM 62007610 12769 224024 SH other 224024
Nellcor Inc. COM 640275103 2912 50200 SH other 50200
Netrix Corp. COM 641148101 185 40000 SH sole 40000 968150
Netrix Corp. COM 641148101 4478 968150 SH other
Network Equipment Technologies COM 641208103 1506 55000 SH sole 55000 3288750
Network Equipment Technologies COM 641208103 90030 3288750 SH other
Norand Corp. COM 655421105 353 30000 SH sole 30000 1845576
Norand Corp. COM 655421105 21686 1845576 SH other
Norstan Inc. COM 656535101 3820 151300 SH other 151300
Northern Telecom Ltd. COM 665815106 4420 102801 SH other 102801
Norwest Corp. COM 66938010 661 20024 SH other 20024
Octel Communications COM 675724108 41121 1275080 SH other 1275080
Perceptron Inc. COM 71361F100 6368 286200 SH other 286200
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. COM 719153108 315 20000 SH sole 20000 845300
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. COM 719153108 13313 845300 SH other
Picturetel Corp. COM 720035302 431 10000 SH sole 10000 4259163
Picturetel Corp. COM 720035302 183676 4259163 SH other
Printronix Inc. COM 742578107 6097 435500 SH other 435500
Progress Software Corp. COM 743312100 300 8000 SH sole 8000 193200
Progress Software Corp. COM 743312100 7245 193200 SH other
Proxim Inc. COM 744284100 89 5000 SH sole 5000 1523100
Proxim Inc. COM 744284100 27035 1523100 SH other
RF Monolithics Inc. COM 74955F106 60 10000 SH sole 10000 678921
RF Monolithics Inc. COM 74955F106 4074 678921 SH other
Sierra Semiconductor COM 826485104 697 50200 SH other 50200
Softdesk Inc. COM 834020109 2301 116500 SH other 116500
Spectrian Corp. COM 847608106 24719 1110980 SH other 1110980
Sprint Corp. COM 85206110 217 5475 SH other 5475
SPSS Inc. COM 78462K102 7131 365700 SH other 365700
Stac Inc. COM 852323104 144 10000 SH sole 10000 1754030
Stac Inc. COM 852323104 25214 1754030 SH other
Stanford Telecommunications COM 854402104 46792 2103031 SH other 2103031
Storage Tech Corp. COM 862111200 5143 215434 SH other 215434
Stratacom Inc. COM 862683109 69640 947479 SH other 947479
Summa Four Inc. COM 865628101 268 20000 SH sole 20000 1177090
Summa Four Inc. COM 865628101 15744 1177090 SH other
Symbol Technologies Inc COM 871508107 5045 127716 SH other 127716
System Software Assoc. COM 871839106 2205 101400 SH other 101400
Techne Corp. COM 87837710 101 5000 SH sole 5000 1531536
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Techne Corp. COM 87837710 30822 1531536 SH other
Technology Eighty (80) Inc. COM 87868P10 110 32601 SH other 32601
Tekelec COM 879101103 12420 1182816 SH other 1182816
Telco Systems Inc. COM 87890410 1328 125000 SH sole 125000 4435496
Telco Systems Inc. COM 87890410 47127 4435496 SH other
Tellabs Inc. COM 87966410 127117 3435599 SH other 3435599
Teradyne Inc. COM 88077010 4595 182900 SH other 182900
Transpro Inc. COM 893885103 303 28476 SH other 28476
Tylan General Inc. COM 902169101 6736 549900 SH other 549900
U.S. Robotics Corp. COM 90338F100 44994 512748 SH other 512748
Uniphase Corp COM 909149106 536 15000 SH sole 15000 418482
Uniphase Corp COM 909149106 14961 418482 SH other
United Healthcare Corp. COM 91058110 3813 58325 SH other 58325
Unitrode Corp. COM 913283107 2277 80600 SH other 80600
V Mark Software Inc. COM 928561109 470 50100 SH other 50100
Value Health Inc. COM 920393105 8553 311029 SH other 311029
Verifone Inc. COM 923429104 286 10000 SH sole 10000 2789742
Verifone Inc. COM 923429104 79856 2789742 SH other
Vitesse Semiconductor COM 928497106 8684 681100 SH other 681100
VLSI Technology Inc. COM 91827010 5090 280850 SH other 280850
Wang Labs Inc. COM 93369N109 2608 156900 SH other 156900
Watkins-Johnson Co. COM 942486101 2101 48018 SH other 48018
Western Digital Corp. COM 95810210 20901 1169290 SH other 1169290
Williams Companies COM 969457100 2211 50400 SH other 50400
Xircom COM 983922105 248 20000 SH sole 20000 2751526
Xircom COM 983922105 34050 2751526 SH other
Zilog Inc. COM 989524103 2483 67800 SH other 67800
Zygo Corp. COM 989855101 4291 170800 SH other 170800
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants WARRANT 172167116 700 400000 SH sole 400000 4135
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants WARRANT 172167116 7 4135 SH other
REPORT SUMMARY 180 DATA RECORDS 2561207 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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