AU Optronics January 2007 Sales Total at NT$28.5 Billion

AU Optronics January 2007 Sales Total at NT$28.5 Billion

February 08, 2007

    HSINCHU, Feb. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- AU Optronics
Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX:
2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated
January 2007 monthly revenues of NT$28,458 million and
unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$28,455 million,
increasing 1.0% and 1.1% respectively from December 2006. 
On a year-over-year comparison, consolidated and
unconsolidated revenues of January 2007 rose by 28.2%
respectively.

    Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop
monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and general display
applications, increased 9.2% sequentially, recorded as 5.50
million units, while shipments of small- and medium-sized
panels posted a 4% M-o-M decline to 6.91 million units
because of seasonal demand.

    (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 2007                      28,458               
   28,455 
    December 2006                     28,190               
   28,150 
    M-o-M Growth                        1.0 %              
     1.1 %
    January 2006                      22,200               
   22,200 
    Y-o-Y Growth                       28.2 %              
    28.2 %

     (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) 
         Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, AU
Optronics 
         (Shanghai) Corporation and Tech - Well (Shanghai)
Display Co.

    About AU Optronics

    AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO") is one of the top
three largest manufacturers* of large-size thin film
transistor liquid crystal display panels
("TFT-LCD"), with approximately 20.7%* of global
market share with revenues of NT$293.1 billion (US$9.0bn)*
in 2006.  TFT-LCD technology is currently the most widely
used flat panel display technology.  Targeted for 40"+
sized LCD TV panels, AUO's new generation (7.5-generation)
fabrication facility production started mass production in
the fourth quarter of 2006.  The Company currently operates
one 7.5-generation, two 6th-generation, four 5th-generation,
one 4th-generation, and four 3.5-generation TFT- LCD fabs,
in addition to eight module assembly facilities and the AUO
Technology Center specializes 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 November 2, 2006 (AUO market share =
pre-merger AUO market share 
       + QDI market share).  This data is used as reference
only and AUO does 
       not make any endorsement or representation in
connection therewith. 
       2006 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate
of NTD32.59:USD1.


    For more information, please contact:

     Yawen Hsiao
     Corporate Communications Dept.
     AU Optronics Corp.
     No.1, Li-Hsin Road 2, Science-Based Industrial Park,
     Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
     Tel:   [phone] x3211
     Fax:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]  


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