Hsinchu, Taiwan,
AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced another record high for September 2007 revenue with preliminary consolidated revenue of NT$53,729 million and unconsolidated revenue of NT$53,672 million; both rose 21.8% sequentially from the previous month and represented record-breaking revenue in five successive months. It has been only 2 months since AUO’s revenue broke the NT$40 billion milestone in July 2007. On a year-over-year comparison, consolidated and unconsolidated September 2007 revenues increased significantly by 92.6% and 92.4% correspondingly.
3Q2007 unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$137.96 billion and NT$137.85 billion respectively, both representing a 30.1% growth from 2Q2007, and a significant Y-o-Y growth of 93.5% and 93.3% respectively.
Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications for September also set a new record of 8.18 million units, a 13% increase from August 2007 and also a new record-high shipment for seven consecutive months. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels presented a 3% decline from the previous month, to 14.16 million units.
Preliminary shipments of large-sized panels for the third quarter was 22.26 million units, a 14.3% rise from 2Q2007 and a 76.3% Y-o-Y growth, while shipments for small- and medium-sized panels also increased to total 40.70 million units, a 26.3% increase from 2Q2007 and a 95.7% Y-o-Y growth.
(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.
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(1 )：All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan. |