“One has to use the brakes…”
KY Lee, Chairman, AUO
AU Optronics (AUO), the largest LCD manufacturer in Taiwan, has announced that it will delay the construction of two LCD fabrication plants by at least six months. AUO was originally planning to commence construction of the buildings for its G10 and G11 LCD fabs in July 2009. [...]

AU Optronics (AUO) is the largest LCD manufacturer in Taiwan and ranks in the top three with two others: LG Display and Samsung. AUO disclosed that the company will be constructing a 11G TFT LCD fabrication plant in 2H’09. Volume production is expected to commence in 2011 or 2012. The glass substrate size has not [...]

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is planning to build a 10th (G10) or 11th (G11) generation TFT LCD fabrication plant and commence operations in the 2011 to 2012 time frame. CMO is expected to invest between NT$120 - 150 billion (US$3.95 - 4.93 billion) to build the new plant. The final glass input capacity is slated [...]