Hsinchu, Taiwan,
AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its March 2008 revenue with preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated basis of NT$47,060 million and NT$46,761 million. It represented 10.8% and 10.2% sequential increase, and 59.1% and 58.2% year-over-year growth.
In the first quarter of 2008, AUO’s unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$136,631 million and NT$136,239 million. It represented quarter-over-quarter decline of 12.1% and 12.2%, and year-over-year growth of 69.3% and 68.8%.
Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications for March 2008 totaled 8.0 million units, increased by 18.1% sequentially. Small-and-medium-sized panel shipments reached 13.6 million units, an 11.9% month-over-month increase.
Large-sized panel shipments for the first quarter of 2008 were 22.0 million, a mild 5.1% Q-o-Q decrease and 38.1% Y-o-Y increase. Small- and medium-sized panel shipments for the first quarter of 2008 totaled 37.7 million units, representing 21.5% Q-o-Q decrease but improved significantly by 70.3% Y-o-Y.
(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. |