AU Optronics Corp. Reports January 2010 Consolidated Revenue

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HSINCHU, Taiwan, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated January 2010 revenue of NT$38,225 million, up by 3.8% from December 2009 and an impressive 188.6% year-over-year.

Large-sized panel (a) shipments for January 2010, with applications as desktop monitors, notebook PCs, and LCD TVs, totaled 9.45 million units, a 3.8% month-over-month growth. As for small- and medium-sized panels, the shipments were close to 19.52 million units, a 23.4% increase from the previous month.

(a) Large-size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10 inches

    Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)

    Net Sales(1)(2)          Consolidated(3)         Unconsolidated
    January 2010               38,225                   36,260
    December 2009              36,836                   35,204
    M-o-M Growth                 3.8%                     3.0%
    January 2009               13,245                   13,199
    Y-o-Y Growth               188.6%                   174.7%

    (1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
        accounting principles in Taiwan.
    (2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
    (3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L)
        Corp., AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corp., AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corp., AU
        Optronics Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corp., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp.,
        Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Darwin Precisions (Suzhou) Corp., Darwin
        Precisions (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precision Corp., BriView
        Electronics(L) Corp., BriView Electronics Corp., BVCH Optronics
        (Sichuan) Corp., BriView Technology Corp., AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o.,
        M. Setek Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd.,
        Lextar Electronics Corp., and AUO Energy Taiwan Corp.

ABOUT AU Optronics

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a worldwide top three manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers with a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$359.3 billion (US$11.2 billion) in sales revenue in 2009 with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to green energy industry in late 2008, and formally founded the Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit in October, 2009. For more information, please visit AUO.com.

* DisplaySearch 3Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2009 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD31.95:USD1.

SOURCE AU Optronics Corp.