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14/8/2003

AU Optronics launches its first 30-inch LCD-TV panel

AU Optronics Corp., a leader in flat-panel-display technology, showcased its latest 30"-wide LCD-TV with 15:9 panel dimensions at the DisplaySearch Conference 2003 in Taiwan. This latest innovation is a colossal application of the most updated quality, with the LCD-TV's high brightness, contrast ratio and ultralight weight. The successful launch of the company's 26"-wide panel earlier in the year has catapulted this latest product, which shall stand center stage for the latter half of 2003.

AUO's latest 30"-wide LCD-TV module has the qualities to quench the demands for industrial engineers in designing the ultimate thin, sleek LCD-TV. Equipped with a superhigh brightness of 600 nits and a high contrast ratio of 600:1, the 30"-wide LCD-TV includes a slim bezel and is known to have the most compact frame of same-sized panels in the market (with dimensions of 683.6 mm x 431.8 mm). It is ultrathin and lightweight, at only 38.4 mm thick and less than 5,000 g, respectively, with advanced premium MVA technology wide viewing angle (all angles at 85 degrees) and a superfast response time reaching under 16ms. AUO plans to introduce its latest Image Tracking Backlight ("ITB") technology, which can substantially improve quality images. Samples of this panel should be available by month end.

AUO's Dr. Hui Hsiung, head of global sales and marketing, confidently stated, "AUO's 26" W and 30" W LCD-TV has the best qualifications of its kind, breaking world records in both its high brightness and contrast ratio. This just goes to show how much TFT-LCD technology in Taiwan has advanced, surpassing Japan, Korea and embarking new arenas in flat-panel displays."

Estimated for production by November and already in strong demand, the 30"-wide LCD-TV panel is produced by segmenting a fourth-generation mother glass in two. AUO plans to launch its 14"-wide and 17"-wide flat panels in Q3 '03, and in the last quarter of the year, the company will further launch its 46"-wide LCD-TV panel. Considering its 20.1" and 26" LCD-TVs are full in production, it is clear that AUO is aggressively strategizing for a full range of LCD-TV sizes. The second phase of its fifth-generation fab will go into production by Q2 '04, and its next-generation technology is planned for the same quarter of the following year at the Taichung Science Park. With its complete range of products, strong financial backing and a competitive edge, AU Optronics will be a strong force in the LCD-TV industry in years to come.

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