AU Optronics Corp. (AUO ) today announced its April 2008 revenue with preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated basis of NT$42,401 million and NT$42,071 million. It represented 9.9% and 10% sequential decrease, but posted 34.4% and 33.4% year-over-year growth.
April shipments for large-sized panels used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, experienced a low season, down 7.7% sequentially to 7.38 million units. Small- and medium-sized panel shipments reached 14.5 million units, a 6.3% month-over-month increase.
AUO is the world's 2nd largest manufacturer of large-sized thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels, with approximately 20% of global market share in Q1/2008 and revenues of NT$480.2 billion (US$14.81billion) in 2007.
TFT-LCD technology is currently the most widely used flat panel display technology. Targeted for 40"+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO's new generation (7.5-generation) fabrication facility production started mass production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The company currently operates one 7.5-generation, two 6th-generation, four 5th-generation, one 4th-generation, and four 3.5-generation TFT-LCD fabs, in addition to eight module assembly facilities and the AUO Technology Center specializes in new technology platform and new product development. |
