AU Optronics (AUO) on October 5 announced consolidated sales of NT$27.9 billion in September, representing a 19.7% sequential increase and a 27.2% on-year growth.
For the three months ended September 30, 2006, preliminary consolidated sales totaled NT$71.31 billion, representing a 17.1% sequential growth.
Monthly shipments of large-sized panels reached a record high of 4.74 million units, a 12.7% increase from August 2006. Shipments of small- to medium-size panels also reached historical highs on seasonal strength and amounted to 8.22 million, an 18.4 % sequential growth.
Preliminary shipments of large-size panels for the third quarter reached 12.63 million units, a 24.6% sequential increase, while shipments of small- to medium-size panels saw a 15.1% growth sequentially and amounted to 20.8 million.
Article translated by Carrie Yu and edited by Vyacheslav Sobolev
