AU Optronics announced Q2 net profit of NTD4.43 billion ($143 million), up from NTD4.02 billion ($130 million) a year ago, on revenue which fell 3.1% to NTD92.3 billion ($2.9 billion). For the first half there was profit of NTD9.7 billion ($308 million), up from NTD4.2 billion ($133 million), on turnover of NTD187.6 billion ($5.95 billion), down from NTD195.8 billion (6.2 billion). In Q2, large panel shipments exceeded 24.9 million, down 7.1% QoQ. Shipments of small to medium panels were around 48.04 million, up 12.6% from Q1.