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AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) will exhibit its full lineup of TFT-LCDs for different applications at eMEX 2007 (Electronic Manufacturer Exposition China), scheduled to be held from Oct. 18 to Oct. 21 at the Suzhou International Exhibition Center, China. AUO’s exhibit highlights include 37” to 46” Full HD LCD TV panels, and 6.5” to 42” LCD panels for various general industrial display applications.

Specifically to meet the fast-growing market demand for general industrial display applications, AUO will exhibit its full range of LCD panels ranging from 6.5” to 42” for the first time. The wide variety of product applications include ATM, POS, Kiosk, IPC (Industrial PC), marine/aviation electronics, lottery/gambling gaming machines, medical equipment, factory automation (FA), e-Signage, and Public Information Displays (PID). Currently AUO is ranked No. 2 in terms of worldwide general industrial display panel shipments (a), affirming AUO’s dedication and commitment to the market. “AUO’s capability in a wide range of different generation fabs enables us to provide customized services in terms of product size, design, and technology support to meet customers’ different needs in the general industrial display market. AUO will continue its efforts to develop business in the important China market”, said Paul Peng, VP & GM of Information Technology Display Business Group.

AUO provides a total solution to the general industrial display market with a complete product line of high-performance, high-reliability products, as well as long-term product support. In order to meet strict industrial standards and outdoor application requirements, AUO has aggressively researched and developed related technologies. In backlight module technology, AUO has adopted long-life backlights and replaceable CCFL lamp assembly designs. The simplified structure offers benefits in easy-field maintenance, extended product usage, and cost effectiveness. In addition, AUO’s self-developed technology-- “EcoTR” (Eco Transflective) is an economical and affordable solution to increase sunlight readability and power efficiency. The technology can be utilized in outdoor applications such as ATM, POS, and Kiosk. As for wide temperature operations, AUO has successfully expanded the working temperature range of general industrial display panels through continuous material and process improvement. AUO has also developed Reverse Scan technology which can support 180 degree display rotation to avoid the gray level inversion problem occurring from lower viewing angles.

Among the lineup of exhibits, the 12.1” panel for lottery machine, ATM, Kiosk, and POS applications features high contrast ratio, high brightness, long-life lamps, and wide temperature operations. The easily-replaceable backlight design and the Reverse Scan technology are also implemented. The 42" portrait LCD panel with AMVA technology ensures wide viewing angle and low color washout. The product is able to demonstrate good image quality in various environments and is suitable for e-Signage and Public Information Display (PID) applications at airports, stations, exhibitions, conference centers, shopping malls, department stores, amusement game centers, movie theaters or restaurants.

AUO will also exhibit 37”, 42” and 46” LCD TV panels equipped with Full HD resolution and AMVA (Advanced MVA) technology featuring wide viewing angle, low color washout, and a high contrast ratio of 2000:1. For Desktop Monitor applications, the 24” wide-format Full HD panel is incorporated with ASPD (AUO Simulated Pulsed Driving) motion blur reduction technology and HiColor technology to produce high color saturation. The economic entry-level TN-LCD design and high-performance display technologies make this product the best choice for “MoniTV” applications. It is also the ideal display to meet consumers’ requirements for both home office and entertainment applications. In addition, AUO’s 20.1” and 22” wide-format panels with resolutions of 1680x1050 can fit two full-size A4 pages or two 800x600 resolution web pages on the screen. The display size and resolution are perfect matches for the Windows Vista operating system.

As for Notebook PC applications, AUO will be showcasing light and power-saving LCDs equipped with LED backlights. The 13.3” LCD panel features ultra thin (thickness of 2.7mm), extra light (22g), and a super high contrast ratio (800:1). For small/medium sized products, the 7” and 8” panels for digital frame applications, and QVGA high resolution panels for mobile device applications, will also be on display.

Modern AUO TFT displays are equipped with LCD technology what means that they are very robust and user-oriented so the displays can be used in various operational areas. LCD`s are very diffused – you can find them in POI and POS systems or Touchscreens – basically everywhere.

As a global leader of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD), AU Optronics is able to provide customers with a full range of panel sizes and Touch Screen Panel and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to over 65 inches for AUTOMOTIVE / LCD-TV / PID / MONITOR / NOTEBOOK PC / GENERAL DISPLAY / MOBILE DEVICE / DCS / PRINTER / PND / E-READER

AUO was formed in September 2001 by the merger of Acer Display Technology, Inc. (the former of AUO, established in 1996) and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation. In October 2006, AUO acquired Quanta Display Inc. AUO has thus been operating production lines of various generations, capable of offering TFT-LCD panels from small to large sizes. AUO was also the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to have been successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

AU Optronics Corporation is Taiwan"s largest producer of flat panel displays--that is, thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels, or TFT-LCDs--and is also the world"s number three manufacturer, trailing only South Korea"s Samsung and LG-Philips. As the first Taiwanese company to begin producing active matrix LCDs in the early 1990s, AU Optronics has played a leading role in Taiwan"s transformation as one of the world"s high-technology centers. The company has expanded its production from small-sized panels to the latest-generation large-scale panels, such as Taiwan"s first high-definition 46-inch television panel, debuted in late 2003. AU Optronics also has developed a strong in-house research and development component, which has enabled it to become the first in the world to produce an amorphous silicon-based TFT OLED (organic light-emitting display). The company expects to put this technology into practice producing panels for new generation mobile telephones--including those produced by sister company BenQ, Taiwan"s leading mobile phone producer. AU Optronics operates subsidiaries in Taiwan, Japan, China, the United States, and The Netherlands, with production based in Taiwan and in Suzhou, China. In 2003, AU Optronics posted revenues of more than TWD 104 billion ($3.1 billion), multiplying its sales by more than 18 times since 1999. The company is led by Chairman K.Y. Lee, who is also chairman of BenQ Corporation.

With RCA"s assistance, ERSO successfully launched Taiwan"s first IC production facility. In 1980, the government body spun off the IC line into a new company, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC). UMC at first turned out small chips for the consumer market, such as for use in digital wristwatches. Through the decade, however, UMC continued to develop its technology--and the sophistication of its production capacity. Commodity production remained, however, a major part of the company"s business.

In 1985, UMC became the first of Taiwan"s IC producers to go public, listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The listing enabled the company to begin pursuing a diversification into other emerging technologies. One of these was the small but potentially vast market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. UMC"s interest turned toward the development of thin-film transistor (TFT) technology, and in 1990 the company backed the founding of a new company dedicated to the development of TFT-LCD technology, called Unipac Optoelectronics. UMC was to remain a major Unipac shareholder throughout the decade.

Turning once again to foreign partners in a series of technology transfer agreements, Unipac set out to build its own first-generation production plant, known as Fab L1 within the company, at the newly built HsinChu Science-based Industrial Park. That facility began testing in the early 1990s, and by 1994 had launched full-scale production.

Portable computers, however, represented the most buoyant market for TFT-LCD technology. At the middle of the decade, the 10.5-inch form factor became the industry standard. Yet, Unipac, like other emerging Taiwanese LCD manufacturers, continued to lag behind its larger competitors in Japan and Korea, while depending on technology brought in from these countries and elsewhere. At the same time, Unipac faced impending pressure from a number of new competitors, which were ramping up to production of their own large-size panels in the latter half of the 1990s.

One of the new companies was Acer Display Technologies (ADT), which was founded as a subsidiary of the fast-growing computer group in 1996. ADT"s ambitions took a big step forward in 1998, when the company signed a technology transfer agreement with IBM. Not to be outdone, Unipac reached its own technology transfer agreement that year with Japan"s Matsushita. Both agreements promised to boost Taiwan"s capacity for producing large-sized TFT-LCD panels.

The agreement with Matsushita enabled Unipac to complete its second-generation fab, which began mass production in 1999. The company"s entry into the large-sized panels market launched its transformation. From sales of just $20 million in 1998, Unipac entered a period of explosive growth. By the end of 1999, the company"s revenues topped $70 million.

By March 2000, Unipac launched its first 17-inch TFT-LCD, becoming the first in Taiwan to produce in the larger than 15-inch category. The company followed that triumph with a listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, ultimately reducing UMC"s stake in Unipac to just 40 percent. Soon after Unipac"s public offering, it was joined on the stock exchange by ADT, also making its stock market debut. By the end of 2000, Unipac had launched mass production in its newest Generation 3.5 facility, FAB L3m, capable of producing 60,000 sheets per month. In the meantime, Unipac continued producing its original small-sized screens, capturing the world"s number two position in that market, behind leader Sharp of Japan.

UMC had in the meantime been structuring its operations, shedding its commodity ICs business to refocus itself as a pure-play semiconductor foundry. As part of that effort, UMC sought a means to spin off its LCD business. In 2001, Unipac found a new partner when Acer agreed to spin off its own display panels subsidiary ADT into a new, merged company together with Unipac, called AU Optronics. The chairman"s seat at the new company was taken by K.Y. Lee, who also served as chairman at another Acer offshoot, BenQ Corporation.

AU Optronics" combined production capacity--which included two LCD facilities from ADT--placed it among the global industry"s leaders, and also gave it the top position in the domestic market. The company"s combined clout encouraged it to launch an effort to gain greater control of its technology requirement. In 2000, AU Optronics opened its research and development facility in Hsinchu. As the company"s executive vice-president, Lu Po-Yen toldEBN: "The research and development of various types of new products has become the key for us to surpass our current high position and quicken the pace of our ascension to the world"s no. 1 flat-panel-display company."

As part of that effort, the company pledged to spend some $300 million leading up to 2005, doubling its previous research spending. The effort began to pay off toward the end of 2002, when the company displayed its first fifth-generation LCD panel. By then, the company also had finished development on the world"s first amorphous silicon-based organic light-emitted display (OLED). The company formally debuted the completed product, a four-inch screen, in 2003.

By the end of 2002, AU Optronics" research and development push began paying off for the company--in that year, AU Optronics led the market in filing for new patents, with 265 patent rights applications. AU Optronics also had been stepping up its production, including the June 2002 launch of a new fab in Suzhou, on the Chinese mainland, with a production capacity of 50,000 LCD modules per month.

By 2003, AU Optronics was able to claim the number three position worldwide in shipments of large-sized TFT-LCD panels, as the market for computer peripherals and especially for new LCD-based televisions began to take off worldwide. In August of that year, the company launched production of the world"s first 30-inch wide LCD television panel. This was followed soon after by the debut of the first Taiwan-built 46-inch HDTV LCD panel. At the other end of the scale, AU Optronics began targeting the mobile phone market, launching production of its own low-power screens. The company also sought to gain a foothold in the palm-sized market, debuting Taiwan"s first two-inch transreflective LCD screen in October 2003. By the end of that year, the company"s annual sales had soared past TWD 104 billion ($3.1 billion).

As it entered 2004, AU Optronics had launched construction of a new sixth-generation LCD fab, slated for completion in 2005. The company also began plans for a new seventh-generation fab, originally scheduled to enter mass production in 2007. However, poor market conditions--a drop-off in demand in late 2004 combined with the rapidly falling prices of LCD-based televisions and computer monitors--forced AU Optronics to consider placing the opening of the new facility on hold. Nonetheless, AU Optronics seemed on course to achieve its goal of becoming the world"s leading maker of TFT-LCD screens by the middle of the decade.

Principal Subsidiaries: AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation (China); AU Optronics Corporation America; AU Optronics Corporation Japan; AU Optronics Europe B.V. (Netherlands); AU Optronics Korea.

2004: The company launches construction of a sixth-generation production plant, slated to open in 2005; the company considers suspending construction of a seventh-generation plant due to poor market conditions.

AU Optronics"s (AUO) newly unveiled 6G LTPS LCD factory in Kunshan, eastern China, has obtained LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Certification from the US Green Building Council, according to the company.

The factory has monthly production capacity of 25,000 glass substrates and began installation of production equipment and facilities in April 2016, with its first panel being lit up in August, company chairman and CEO Paul Peng noted.

AUO has a 3.5G LTPS factory in Taiwan and a 4.5G one in Singapore, the former having annual production capacity of five million AMOLED panels mainly for smartwatches and the latter having a capacity for 10 million AMOLED panels used in VR (virtual reality) devices and 15 million LTPSTFT-LCD panels for smartphones. The 6G Kunshan fab is able to produce 60 million LTPS TFT-LCD panels for smartphones and two million units for high-end notebooks.

AUO said it is the globally largest supplier of automotive CID (central information display) panels with a global market share of 20%, notebook-use oTP (on-cell touch panels) with a 90% global share.

Site development for a new generation high-tech plant project often affects tens of hectares of land. The planning and construction process is almost always accompanied by environmental protection issues and concerns raised by neighboring residents. AU Optronics (AUO), a flat panel display and solar system integration manufacturer, is a company that believes a sustainable environment is just as important as industrial development. They are committed to not only pursuing innovative designs and advanced technology but also to upholding corporate social responsibility and sustainable business philosophies. In 2008, AUO announced that all future facilities would be LEED certified, focusing on sustainability and energy saving designs. AUO has several LEED certified projects resulting from this commitment, including L8B Fab in the Central Taiwan Science Park- Houli site, which earned a Platinum level certification.

AUO worked diligently in the early planning stages for the L8B Fab to maintain the integrity of the site. Experts and scholars were hired to evaluate the potential environmental impact and develop countermeasures as well as identify opportunities to reduce energy use. The company also took the initiative to retain a large green open space and planted trees to reduce the effect on the existing ecological environment.

Through this process, AUO found that the energy performance of buildings can be improved when the local climate, building shell and clean room environment are considered comprehensively. During the design process, AUO used energy simulation software to evaluate building performance. Taking the characteristics of the local climate into account, AUO found that constantly controlling the temperature and humidity of clean room environments used

AUO was formed in September 2001 by the merger of Acer Display Technology, Inc. (the former of AUO, established in 1996) and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation. In October 2006, AUO acquired Quanta Display Inc. AUO has thus been operating production lines of various generations, capable of offering TFT-LCD panels from small to large sizes. AUO was also the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to have been successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in 2008 to provide customers with high efficiency solar solutions.

December 2020 AUO 9.4-inch high resolution flexible micro LED display technology honored with 2020 Innovative Product Award from Hsinchu Science Park

Innolux’s 14 plants in Taiwan possess a complete range of 3.5G, 4G, 4.5G, 5G, 6G, 7.5G, and 8.5G-8.6G production line, making it the world’s total display solutions provider offering a full range of large/medium/small LCD panels and touch-control screens.Innolux offers advanced display integration solutions employing innovative, differentiated technology, including 4K2K ultra-high resolution, 3D naked eye, IGZO, LTPS, AMOLED, OLED, and touch-control solutions. Innolux is active in drafting specifications, and is a market trend leader. Its all-inclusive product lines span the full range of TFT LCD panel modules and touch panels, including TV panels, desktop monitors, notebook computer panels, small and medium-sized panels, and medical and automotive panels. The world’s leading manufacturer of TFT-LCD displays, Innolux supplies customers that include many of the world’s leading information and consumer electronics manufacturers.

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a global leader in optoelectronic solutions and the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to have been successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Based on its profound R&D and manufacturing experience, AUO offers a full range of display solutions integrating software and hardware. AUO has long been a pioneer in the development of professional grade and high quality public information displays (PID). Its deep technological expertise has led to a wide selection of high resolution, ultra high brightness, extreme narrow bezel, dual-sided, multi-touch, and stretched displays, as well as digital signage displays including Intel® Smart Display Module (Intel® SDM). From restaurants, hospitality, transportation, education, retail to entertainment, AUO provides customers with diversified solutions that create infinite possibilities for smart living.Address

AU Optronics produce AUO Industrial TFT Panels and TFTs in sizes ranging from 6.5″ to 85″ providing an excellent price-performance ratio with excellent.

AUO is dedicated to technical innovation and product differentiation, and continually strengthening its advantages to satisfy the diverse needs of the market. AUO has complete 3.5 generation to 8.5 generation production lines and provides display products that cover a wide range of applications as well as smart solutions with software/hardware integration.

The convergence of 5G, big data, IoT and AI has significantly transformed the technological landscape. Display applications have also evolved across all verticals – from home, shopping centres, transportation hubs to medical and factory automation, forming smart total solutions for home, retail, IoV, HMI and infotainment, with displays seen everywhere.

AUO leverages its excellent R&D and manufacturing experience to develop high value added and differentiated display applications, presenting advanced technologies such as 8K4K resolution, wide colour gamut, high dynamic range, mini LED backlight, ultra high refresh rate, ultra high brightness and low power consumption. AUO is also actively developing curved, super slim, bezel-less, extreme narrow bezel and free-form technologies that boast aesthetic beauty in terms of design. AUO is committed to delivering next generation display technologies. Micro LED, flexible and foldable AMOLED, and fingerprint sensing technologies were also developed for people to enjoy a new smart living experience.

AU Optronics is a worldwide top 3 manufacturer of TFT displays. The electronics manufacturers were formed in 2001 and have been producing a wide range of industrial high-quality displays for over a decade.

Based in Taiwan, AUO have now established a global presence in the electronics sector, making them one of the most competitive and popular manufacturers worldwide. AUO TFT displays are competitively priced without compromising on the excellent performance ratio.

As AUO display distributors we offer an extensive range of unique TFT display models, available in screen sizes varying from 5” (12.7cm) to 65” (165.1cm), all with different resolutions, brightness levels and viewing angles.

If you would like any more information about the AUO solutions we supply at Display Technology please contact us today by phone on +44 (0)1480 411600 or by email at info@displaytechnology.co.uk. You can alternatively use our contact form at the bottom of this page to ask us any questions.

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A leading innovator of TFT-LCD technology, LG Display will show a full line-up of Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching (AH-IPS) products. The AH-IPS panels deliver ultra-high resolution, notable for their superiority in use for smartbooks(tablet PCs) and smartphones.

AH-IPS technology, an advanced form of IPS, has realizes 1.5 to 2 times the resolution of typical LCD panels. This ultra-high resolution becomes particularly valuable when the emphasis is on displaying highly detailed images. The technology also improves display"s color accuracy, which in turn leads to reproduce the original color precisely without color distortion. In addition, it provides greater light transmission which translates into lower power consumption while delivering exceptional picture quality, making it ideal for use in outdoor settings.

Chi Mei originally established in 2003 and publicly listed in 2006, Innolux Display Corp., following its merger with Chi Mei Optoelectronics and TPO Displays Corp., began operating under the name Chimei Innolux Corporation (CMI) in March 2010. With products spanning the full range of TFT-LCD panel modules and LCD display products, including TV panels, desktop monitors and notebook computer panels, AV & mobile panels, desktop monitors and televisions, Chimei Innolux is a world-leading TFT-LCD supplier to cutting-edge information and consumer electronics product makers worldwide.

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a global leader of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers with a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 71 inches. AUO generated NT$467.2 billion in sales revenue in 2010 (US$16 billion) with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in late 2008. The Display and Solar businesses were established respectively as the Company"s two core businesses in October, 2010.

Tianma Micro-electronics Co. was founded in 1983 and in publicly traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZ.000050) since 1995. They specialize in the design, manufacturing, and supply of high quality LCD and LCM products. The front to backend operations are completely in-house spanning from Research & Development, Design to Manufacturing, and Production to Sales with 27+ years of experience and strong growth. Affiliated companies within our Tianma Group, include Shenzhen Tianma, Shanghai Tianma, Shanghai AVIC, Chengdu Tianma, and Wuhan Tianma; combined to make up our state-of-the-art STN-LCD, CSTN-LCD, TFT-LCD, AMOLED, and CF production lines. Our branch offices include Tianma USA, Tianma Europe, and Tianma Korea to offer world-class global support.

Tianma supports a wide range of applications in Mobile Phone, MP3/MP4, Automotive, Industrial, Medical, Home Automation, and others. They are fully capable of custom design display to meet customers’ need around the world. They are the leader of small-to-medium size displays in Technology, Quality, Competitive Pricing, and long-term Support.

AUO, together with ITRI, developed a new 17.3" transparent microLED display, and deployed a few of these displays in a ferry operated by the Taiwan Kaohsiung Shipping Company. The Snoopy-featured Yawan Smart Ferry, will set sail for the first time on December 24, connecting Zhanerku, Cijin, and Gushan. The gesture-controlled AI smart window screen navigation system combines AR and eye tracking to show tourists information based on what they are looking at.

PlayNitride is planning for an IPO, and if all goes according to plan, the company will issue new shares and will start trading at the newly launched Taiwan Stock Exchange Innovation Board in Q3 2022.

AU Optronics have been showing new microLED display prototypes, and the following video from Insight Media shows the company"s booth and new displays at SID Displayweek 2022.

You can see AUO"s stretchable 141 PPI display (a very interesting demo, developed together with PlayNitride), the rollable 14.6" 2K (202 PPI) LTPS microLED display, AUO"s 1.4" circular 454x454 (326 PPI) microLED another stretchable microLED, this one 6.45" in size with a 900x450 resolution (163 PPI), and finally AUO"s 17.3" 2000-nits 1280x720 transparent (60% transparency) microLED prototype.

AUO will show a rollable 14.6" microLED display, that offers a 2K resolution (202 PPI) with a 40 mm rolling radius. The company will also show a 17.3" 2000-nits 1280x720 transparent (60% transparency) microLED prototype. In 2021 the company demonstrated a smaller transparent display, which was even brighter at 3,000 nits.

According to reports from Korea, Samsung Display recently approached AU Optronics with a request to develop a 12.7" microLED LTPS TFT backplane to be used in Samsung"s MicroLED TVs.

These new backplanes will be used in Samsung"s 2022 microLED TVs. This will be a change from Samsung"s current microLED TVs that use printed circuit boards (PCBs), and will allow Samsung to release TVs with higher pixel densities, and thus enable smaller 4K TVs. According to the report, Samsung"s plan is to launch 89-inch, 101-inch and 114-inch LTPS-based microLED TVs in 2022.

AUO Optronics is showing its latest microLED ALED display prototypes at SID DisplayWeek 2021. Most of these aren"t new display (AUO already demonstrated these last month) but it"s the first time we got these on video:

You can see the 1.39" 472x472 (338 PPI) full-circle microLED display, developed together with PlayNitride. You can also see AUO"s 12.1-inch 169PPI microLED display it first demonstrated in SID 2020, and the 9.4-inch 228 PPI flexible microLED prototype it also developed together with PlayNitride.

The first display, which you see above,is a 1.39-inch 472x472 (338 PPI) full-circle microLED display. AUO says that this is the highest-density MicroLED display ever developed. AUO did not disclose more about this display (which was developed together with PlayNitride) but the company says that it offers ultra-wide viewing angles and high brightness.

AU Optronics released this nice video that shows its latest microLED display prototypes. First up is the company"s 12.1" automotive display. This one features a 1920x720 (169 PPI) resolution, and is made on an LTPS backplane. This display was shown first in 2018.