AU Optronics to Signify New Movement of Technology and Products, with Full Range of Panel Sizes at The FPD Taiwan 2006

AU Optronics to Signify New Movement of Technology and Products, with Full Range of Panel Sizes at The FPD Taiwan 2006

June 12, 2006

    HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 12 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) schedules to
participate in The FPD Taiwan 2006 in Taipei from June 14
to June 16, introducing its latest products and
technologies. With this year's focus on LCD TV technology,
AUO will be showcasing its new-generation of LCD TV panels
with the focused features of low color washout, high
contrast ratio, wide viewing angle, sharpness, wide color
gamut and vivid color performance. On the agenda, for
large-sized panel applications, LCD TVs and Desktop PC
monitors in wide format and featured new AMVA technology
will be on display. For medium-small sized products, the
main limelight will be placed on car display as well as
mobile phone applications', including the world's first
commercialized AMOLED panel.

    During the exhibition, AUO will introduce the four key
technologies for High Definition TV (HDTV), including low
color washout, high contrast ratio and wide viewing angle
with Advanced MVA technology (AMVA), improved motion
picture quality with SPD technology, LED backlight module
with HiColor technology to achieve over 100% color
saturation, and Image Processing Technology featuring
natural color images as well as saturation enhancement.
These four breakthrough technologies for LCD TV products,
regarded as AUO's advantages to distinguish its LCD TV
products among the peers, will be showcased to the public
for the first time by means of 37" TV panels.

    In the medium-small sized product showcase area, the
main attention will be placed on the world's first
commercialized 2" AMOLED panel, the 2.8" LTPS
panel with VGA resolution, and Transflective MVA technology
qualified with better sunlight readability and high contrast
ratio 350:1 which made it the ideal solution for mobile
applications.  Another exhibition able to feature the
mobility is the 200-gram easily-carried 12.1" notebook
PC panel, installed with new 0.3mm glass thinness technology
and LED backlight.

    Main stream of AUO's products in 2006: large-sized
products place emphasis on wide screen, wide viewing angle
and saturation enhancement, while medium-small sized
products focus on high resolution

    -- LCD TV panel products all along the line are planned
to be equipped 
       with AMVA technology with low color washout and high
contrast ratio   
       above 1200:1, including the 42" panel, which is
on public display for 
       the first time in Taiwan.

    -- Some of high-level Desktop PC Monitor products have
been installed AMVA 
       technology. AUO projects that there will be a
tendency towards wide    
       screen and larger-sized panel using for Desktop PC
Monitor products. In 
       addition, the 19" panel with CCFL can reach 92%
of NTSC while the 
       20.1" panel with LED can raise the color gamut
to 104% of NTSC 
       standard. 

    -- As for the Notebook PC products, the future demands
will still focus on 
       wide screen. Meanwhile, high-level products will
begin to emphasize the 
       same-level requirement as LCD TVs', aiming to
demonstrate the 
       equivalent high-qualified characteristics. For
instance, the 17" 
       notebook PC panel is able to feature 500 nits
brightness, contrast 
       ratio of 700:1, 8ms response time and 72% of NTSC.

    -- AUO launches brand-new EcoTR technology for its
general display 
       products to increase sunlight readable capability
and super power 
       efficiency. 

    -- Following the demand of high resolution, AUO
launches LTPS panel for 
       its car display products to lead the market trend.

    -- High resolution and wide viewing angle will be the
next tendency for 
       the high-level mobile phone panels.
 
    AUO's full-ranged products at the FPD Taiwan 2006



    LCD TV          AUO will display its LCD TV panels from
the size of 26"
                    to 46", whereas the 46" panel
is the Full HDTV quipped
                    with 1920 x 1080 high-resolution
specification and the
                    32" to 42" panels are
installed AUO's AMVA technology
                    with advantages of high contrast ratio
of 1200:1 and low
                    color washout.                         
             
                                                           
             
    Desktop PC      AUO will display its 19",
20.1", 22" and 24" wide    
     Monitor        screen panels, whereas the 20.1"
and 24" WUXGA panels                                 
                    have been installed AUO's AMVA
technology which features 
                    high contrast ratio of 1000:1 and low
color washout.      
                                                           
             
                    The 19" WXGA panel features wide
viewing angle (180 /
                    180) with 5ms response time.           
             
                                                           
             
                    The company's 4:3 module will showcase
the 19" and the
                    20.1" panels with HiColor
technology. The 19" SXGA panel
                    with CCFL can reach 92% of NTSC while
the 20.1" UXGA 
                    panel with LED can raise the color
gamut to 104% of NTSC
                    standard.                              
             
                                                           
             
    Notebook PC     AUO will display its notebook PC panels
of 12.1", 13.3",
                    14.1" 15.4" and 17" in
wide screen format. The merely
                    510-gram 17" WXGA+ panel produced
by the company's G5 fab
                    is specified with characteristics at
500 nits high   
                    brightness, 700:1 high contrast ratio,
8ms response time
                    and 72% NTSC. This 17" WXGA+ panel
is regarded as the new
                    choice equivalent to LCD TVs by the
market.          
                                                           
             
    General Display AUO will display 6.5" and
12.1" panels, whereas the 
                    12.1" panel installed EcoTR
technology not only can 
                    increase sunlight readable capability
but can also be 
                    regarded as a green environmental
protection product with 
                    power efficiency.                      
                   
                                                           
             
    Car Display     AUO will showcase the wide format
6.5" LTPS panel with
                    the features of high resolution, ultra
600 nits high 
                    brightness and wide temperature range.
In addition, the
                    high resolution of 8" WVGA panel
is 800 x 480.       
                                                           
             
    Mobile Phone    AUO will display mobile phone panels
ranged from 1.6" to
                    22", including transmissive and
transflective panels. The
                    high-resolution 2.2" LTPS panel is
specified with    
                    characteristics at QVGA, wide viewing
angle          
                    (60/45/55/55), 65% NTSC and 350:1 high
contrast ratio,
                    while the 1.9" panel is featured
with 400 nits high  
                    brightness.                            
             
                                                           
             


    ABOUT AU OPTRONICS

    AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO") is the world's
third largest manufacturer* of large-size thin film
transistor liquid crystal display panels
("TFT-LCD"), with approximately 15.1%* of global
market share and generated revenue of NT$217.4billion
(US$6.75 bn)* in 2005.  TFT-LCD technology is currently the
most widely used flat panel display technology.  Targeted
for 40"+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO's next generation
(7.5-Generation ) fabrication facility production is
scheduled for mass production in 4Q 2006.  The Company
currently operates one 6th-generation, three
5th-generation, one 4th-generation, and three
3.5-generation TFT- LCD fabs, in addition to four module
assembly facilities and AUO Technology Center specializing
in new technology platform and new product development. 
AUO is one of few top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable of
offering a wide range of small- to large- size
(1.5"-46") TFT-LCD panels, which enables it to
offer a broad and diversified product portfolio.
    
    * As shown on DisplaySearch Quarterly Large-Area
TFT-LCD Shipment Report 
      dated June, 2006.  This data is used as reference
only and AUO does not 
      make any endorsement or representation in connection
therewith. 2005 
      year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of
NTD32.2039:USD1.

    Safe Harbour Notice

    AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today
announced the following News Release. Except for statements
in respect of historical matters, the statements contained
in this News Release are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking
statements were based on our management's expectations,
projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters
including, among other things, future revenues and costs,
financial performance, technology changes, capacity,
utilization rates, yields, process and geographical
diversification, future expansion plans and business
strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a
number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that
can cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such statements, including risks
related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD
market, acceptance and demand for our products,
technological and development risks, competitive factors,
and other risks described in the section entitled
"Risk Factors" in our Form F-3 filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on July
8th, 2005. 

    For more information, please contact:

     Yawen Hsiao
     Corporate Communications Dept.
     AU Optronics Corp.
     Tel:    [phone] x3211
     Fax:    [phone]
     Email:  [e-mail] 

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