AUO losses narrow in 1Q12

Apr 26, 15:02

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$81.102 billion (US$2.749 billion), down 9.4% from the previous quarter. Net loss for the first quarter came...

OLED penetration in smartphones to reach over 10% in 2012, says AUO executive

Apr 20, 16:34

The penetration rate of OLED panels in the smartphone sector is expected to reach over 10% in 2012, and prices of small- to medium-size OLED panels will be lowered to levels comparable...

CMI, AUO likely to swing back to profitability in 2H12

Apr 20, 11:55

Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are likely to swing back to profitability in the second half of 2012 as flat panel prices are expected to continue running higher in the...

Sony and AUO seeking closer ties for AMOLED, sources claim

Apr 20, 11:34

AU Optronics (AUO) and Sony may consider forming a joint-venture for producing AMOLED panels in order to stay competitive with Korean and Japanese firms, according to industry sour...

Commentary: AUO halting new fab plans puts government policy in dilemma

Apr 19, 01:00

Taiwan's National Science Council (NSC), which has overseen the establishment of major science industry parks in Taiwan over the past years, has been pushed into a political storm...

AUO to further compete in AMOLED market

Apr 18, 16:41

Taiwan-based flat panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is looking to compete in the OLED market with Korean firms by introducing its 4.3-inch AMOLED panel in the second quarter.

AUO, CPT see rising March revenues

Apr 11, 01:20

Panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has reported March revenues of NT$31.441 billion (US$1.1 billion), up 12.5% on month. AUO indicated shipments of large-size panels have been increasing,...

Samsung is global number one LED monitor vendor, report says

Apr 10, 16:26

Samsung Electronics has become the world's top seller of LED-backlit LCD monitors, according to a Korean news report.

AUO to begin shipping AMOLED panels to Sony in 2Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 5, 15:55

AU Optronics (AUO) will start shipping 4.3-inch AMOLED panels to Sony for smartphone applications in the second quarter of 2012, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...

CMI posts heavy losses of nearly NT$65 billion for 2011

Apr 2, 10:23

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reported net losses of NT$20 billion (US$677 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing total losses for all of the year to NT$64.76 billion.

Global LCD TV shipments to grow 8% on quarter in 2Q12, says WitsView

Mar 27, 12:32

Global shipments of LCD TVs are expected to grow 8% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by anticipated strong sales in China during the May 1 holiday season, and inventory...

China hikes import tariffs for LCD panels

Mar 23, 15:01

The China government has officially announced that it will raise the tariff rate levied on imports of LCD panels in sizes over 32-inch from the current 3% to 5%, effective on April...

AUO to appeal US price-fixing guilty verdict

Mar 14, 10:07

AU Optronics (AUO) has received the verdict in the case brought against the company and its executives by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The jury acquitted LJ Chen...

AUO lands panel orders for Apple 7.85-inch iPads, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 5, 11:57

AU Optronics (AUO) has landed LCD panel orders for Apple's planned 7.85-inch iPads, which are expected to be launched in the third quarter of 2012, according to a Chinese-language...

AUO lands 65-inch naked-eye 3D TV panels from LG and Vizio, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 23, 15:12

AU Optronics (AUO) has landed orders for 65-inch naked-eye full HD 3D TV panels from LG Electronics and Vizio, with combined shipments to the two companies to reach 100,000 units,...

Commentary: Spin-off Samsung LCD unit may deter Taiwan makers in AMOLED segment

Feb 21, 14:58

Samsung Electronics has announced plans to spin off its money-losing LCD business to form a new company, Samsung Display, which is believed to focus more on the development of OLED...

AUO announces establishment of BenQ Solar

Feb 15, 14:42

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its solar business will use BenQ Solar as its new brand name from now on, as authorized by the BenQ Group. AUO will market its high efficiency...

New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012

Feb 10, 16:14

Shipments of new products, including 65-inch panels, one glass solution (OGS) touch panels, and other panels for in-car devices and tablet PC applications, will account for 60% of...

AUO set to ship US-made solar solutions

Feb 7, 10:47

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it is ready to provide its customers with US-made solar solutions. The progress enriches AUO's global solar module capacity to span across Europe,...

Taiwan to hold first touch exhibition in August 2012

Feb 6, 14:39

The 2012 Touch Taiwan will take place at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall from August 29 to September 1, 2012.

AUO signs OLED technology cooperation pact with Idemitsu Kosan

Feb 3, 01:25

AU Optronics (AUO) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Japan-based Idemitsu Kosan for the development of OLED technologies and related applications, according to AUO.

Sharp reportedly cuts capacity utilization rates at 10G lines to 50%

Feb 2, 01:15

Sharp reportedly lowered capacity utilization rates at its 10G lines to 50% recently, but the capacity reduction will not have any significant impact to the overall panel industry...

AUO shipping 55-inch naked-eye 3D TV panels to Toshiba, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 31, 14:11

AU Optronics (AUO) has begun volume shipments of 55-inch naked-eye 3D 4k2k (4000x2000) high resolution TV panels to Toshiba, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...

Panasonic to source TV panels from CMI, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 30, 12:02

Panasonic will outsource the production of LCD TV panels to Chimei Innoulux (CMI) in 2012, the first time for the vendor to purchase flat panels from a Taiwan-based maker, according...

TMD in-cell touch panel yields reach 60%

Jan 18, 01:20

Panel makers have been trying to improve technologies to win over peers. Industry sources noted that Japan-based Toshiba Mobile Display's (TMD) in-cell technology yields have increased...

CMI, AUO post mixed results for December

Jan 11, 14:30

Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) have announced mixed consolidated results for December 2011, with CMI's December figure of NT$46.85 billion (US$1.56 billion) representing...

AUO to set up solar power-generating systems on Taiwan's offshore islands

Jan 10, 12:17

TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it has won a government project to set up three solar power-generating systems in Penghu County (Pescadores), a group of...