AUO expects lower sales of LCD-monitor panels in 2005, details 5G roadmap
LCD-TV and small-to-medium-size panels will account for a larger proportion of the total sales at AU Optronics (AUO) next year, at the expense of LCD-monitor panels, said company executive vice president Hsiung Hui. He also indicated that a significant proportion of the company’s production in 2005 will come from its fifth-generation (5G) lines.
AUO is confident about the LCD-TV and small-to-medium-size panel markets; therefore, it will readjust its product mix in 2005, and it expects both segments to account for a higher proportion of total sales than they did this year, Hsiung said. The company expects to see the contribution from LCD-monitor panel sales drop to 50% of its total panel sales in 2005, down from 61.5% in the first three quarters of 2004. more...
