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HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced today that Dr. Fang-Chen Luo, AUO's CIPO (Chief Intellectual Property Officer), was honored by the 2011 IEEE((*)) Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal for his long-term contribution to the development of TFT-LCD. The IEEE Honors Ceremony will take place in August 2011, in San Francisco, Calif., USA to formally acknowledge the contributions and accomplishments of...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced today that it is glad to have obtained formal approval from the Investment Commission of MOEA to establish G7.5 fab in China and appreciates all the attention received. AUO will follow the government regulations and submit the subsequent information needed to expedite the investment process. In a highly competitive international market, Taiwanese panel suppliers now...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced the inauguration of AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd. ("AUO SunPower") in Malaysia. The ceremony was attended by AUO Chairman K.Y. Lee, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib, SunPower CEO Tom Werner, and Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ali Rustam. The construction of the facility will continue through 2013 and, when completed, is expected to generate...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower Corporation (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the inauguration of AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd., the company's joint venture solar cell fabrication facility (Fab 3) in Malaysia with AU Optronics Corp. (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO). Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Datuk Seri Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated November 2010 revenue of NT$36,870 million, up by 5% month-over-month and down by 4% year-over-year. Large-sized panel ((a)) shipments for November 2010, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, topped 9.72 million units, increasing by 6.3% from the previous month. As for...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) and Evonik Industries have agreed to take their successful business relationship to the next level of cooperation. Since 2008, the companies through AUO's affiliate Forhouse Corporation have been working together in Evonik Forhouse Optical Polymers (EFOP) joint venture that includes the operation of a plant which produces acrylic polymers for the TFT-LCD...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced today that it will present its latest display technologies at FPD International 2010 in Japan from November 10-12. The exhibits will include the world's largest(*) 71" 21:9 Cinema Scope HD (CSHD) 3D TV LCD panel, a 32" in-cell multi-point and multi-color optical touch panel for e-board applications, flexible oxide TFT E-paper, a dual-side display that...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated October 2010 revenue of NT$35,131 million, down by 16.3% month-over-month and 11.3% year-over-year. Large-sized panel(a) shipments for October 2010, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, reached almost 9.15 million units, down by 3.8% from the previous month. As for...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced today that it will soon showcase for the first time a series of the latest 3D display technologies: the world's largest 71" 21:9 Cinema Scope HD (CSHD) 3D TV LCD panel((*)); a large, interactive 3D touch panel solution with video game applications; a leading 65" QFHD 4K2K lenticular lens 3D LCD TV panel; and an array of 3D displays for various...
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced today that the Company will showcase the world's first deadzone-free naked eye 3D notebook panel at FPD International 2010. AUO combines lenticular lens 3D technology with SuperD's naked eye 3D solution to create deadzone-free 15.6" notebook and 10.1" tablet PC 3D panels that do not require the use of special glasses. This technology will provide...
