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March Sees Improved Panel Shipments But Q1 Turnover Down

by Yvette Raikes

Following the shortest month, sales of large panels from the four big panel makers bounced back 22.4% MoM and 1.4% YoY to 20.716 million. AUO saw March revenue of NT$25.55 billion ($874 million), up …

AUO Developing MiniLED Backlights

by Bob Raikes

We recently saw reports from Taiwan that AUO has showcased a 27″ gaming monitor, a 15.6″ gaming notebook display and a 2″ VR display all based on miniLED backlight technology. We checked out the …

Tags:AUO| Direct Backlights| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 11

AUO Mini LED Displays for Gaming and VR Coming in Second Half of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

AU Optronics (AUO) launched its first Mini-LED product line last week, including a 27″ gaming monitor, a 15.6″ gaming notebook and a 2″ display for VR wearables, according to LED Inside. The range will …

AUO President Says Flat Panel Industry will Rebound in 2018 Q3

by Andrew Fenn

Michael TsaiMichael Tsai, president of AU Optronics (AUO) was recently quoted by Digitimes as saying that the global flat panel industry will rebound in the third quarter of 2018 after a difficult second quarter. …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Shorter Month Means Fewer Panels Shipped

by Yvette Raikes

The shorter month of February saw a drop of 20.6% MoM in small and medium panel shipments to 88.387 million for the four main suppliers, but this was only down 6.3% YoY. HannStar saw …

Shorter Month Results in Lower Shipments

by Yvette Raikes

The shorter month of February saw a drop of 15.6% MoM in large panel shipments to 16.929 million for the four main suppliers, but this was only down 3.8% YoY. AUO announced February revenue …

Affordable All-Screen Smartphones Coming in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

The coveted screen-to-body ratio seen in flagship phones like the iPhone X will filter down to mid and entry-level devices in 2018, according to Digitimes. Citing data from Chinese market research company All View …

AUO President Announces 8K Panel Shipments Will Begin in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Liao Wei-lun, President of AU Optronics’ video products business group has confirmed that the company will begin to ship 8K TV panels during the first half of 2018, according to Digitimes. Liao also commented …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 07

AUO Promotes High Brightness

by Bob Raikes

AUO doesn’t directly attend the ISE, but as public displays are a market that the company is very interested in, the company normally has a hotel suite near the show. We went along to …

Panel Makers Have Mixed Start To Year

by Yvette Raikes

Hannstar Display reported revenue of NT$1.93 billion ($65.5 million) for January, an increase of 9.6% MoM but falling 12.2% YoY. The company shipped 44.651 million small and medium panels, a fall of 5.3% MoM …

AUO President Predicts Stable 2018 for LCD Panel Market

by Andrew Fenn

Michael Tsai, president of AU Optronics, recently said, as reported by Digitimes, that the company anticipates that the global LCD market will be stable in 2018. AUO reportedly estimates a 6-8% annual increase in …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Small Medium Panel Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Large Panel Makers Have Mixed Fortunes

by Yvette Raikes

AU Optronics saw January turnover of NT$26.21 billion ($891.5 million), up 1.4% MoM but down 7.6% YoY. Large panel shipments were up 1.2% MoM and 12.4% YoY to 9.53 million. Innolux Corporation announced sales …