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AUO SunPower solar cell fab dedicated

AU Optronics Corp. announced the inauguration of AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd. ("AUO SunPower") in Malaysia. The ceremony was attended by AUO chairman K.Y. Lee, Malaysian PrimeMinister Datuk Seri Najib, SunPower CEO Tom Werner, and Melaka ChiefMinister Datuk Seri Ali Rustam. The construction of thefacility will continue through 2013 and, when completed, is expected togenerate more [...]

AUO SunPower dedicates 1,400 MW solar cell fab

SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiencysolar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced the inaugurationof AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd., the company’s joint venture solar cellfabrication facility (Fab 3) in Malaysia with AU Optronics Corp. Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Datuk Seri Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka, AUO Chairman [...]

AUO: Vision For A Greener Future

On October 28, AU Optronics’(AUO) President and CEO, Dr. L.J. Chen delivered a keynote speech,"Green SELECT: The Way Towards a Low Carbon Society", at the recent2009 FPD International Summit held in Japan. In his presentation, Dr. Chen illustrated how a forward-lookingtechnology company, such as AUO, might combine opportunism withaltruism to capture business opportunities while helping [...]

AUO’s PV Plans

AU Optronics (AUO) is widely known as the #3 TFT LCD manufacturer and#1 TFT LCD manufacturer in Taiwan.  They had over $12B in revenues in2008. They are a leader in thin film technology and have sales officesand manufacturing facilities throughout the world. When they announcedtheir intentions to move into the solar market in 2009,  I [...]

AUO To Buy $125M Stake In Japanese Polysilicon Maker

Taiwan’s AU Optronics (AUO), a leading maker of LCD TVs with arecently launched energy division, will buy a $125 million majoritystake in M.Setek, a Japanese maker of polysilicon and monocrystalsilicon wafers. AUO has established AUO Energy Taiwan Corporation, to focus onrenewable energy projects, including solar panels. The company says theinvestment in M.Setek is important to [...]