AUO December 2006 Consolidated Revenues Totaled NT$28.2 Billion

AUO December 2006 Consolidated Revenues Totaled NT$28.2 Billion

January 08, 2007

    HSINCHU, Taiwan, Jan. 8 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today
announced preliminary consolidated December 2006 monthly
revenues of NT$28,182 million and unconsolidated revenues
totaled NT$28,150 million, decreasing 15.1% and 15.2%
respectively from last month.  On a year-over-year
comparison, December 2006 consolidated and unconsolidated
revenues increased by 14.6% and 14.5% correspondingly.
    Due to an early sign of controlling year-end inventory
from some of customers and the seasonality, shipments of
large-sized panels used in desktop monitor, notebook PC,
LCD TV and other applications, reached 5.04 million units,
a 12.8% decrease from November 2006.  Shipments of small-
and 
medium-sized panels totaled 7.20 million, a 12.4 %
sequential decrease due to seasonal demand.
    Preliminary shipments of large-sized panels for the
fourth quarter reached 16.62 million, a 31.7% sequential
increase, while shipments for small- and medium-sized
panels also increased to total 24.48 million, a 17.7 %
sequential growth.
    For the year ended December 31, 2006, unaudited
consolidated and unconsolidated revenue totaled NT$293,098
million and NT$293,028 million respectively, representing
34.8% and 34.9% Y-o-Y growth.  Unit shipments increased by
59.1% for large-sized panels and 46.6% for small- and 
medium-sized panels.

    (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     
    December 2006                  28,182                 
28,150 
    November 2006                  33,185                 
33,178 
    M-o-M Growth                   (15.1%)                
(15.2%)
    December 2005                  24,592                 
24,589 
    Y-o-Y Growth                    14.6%                  
14.5%
    Jan to Dec 2006               293,098                
293,028 
    Jan to Dec 2005               217,388                
217,295 
    Y-o-Y Growth                    34.8%                  
34.9%

    (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, and
AU Optronics 
        (Shanghai) Corporation.

    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$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 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.   
      2005 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate
of NTD32.2039:USD1.


    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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