Stories about: AU Optronics

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    US states settle price-fixing claims with LCD makers 29/12/2011 18:35:04

    Seven Asian companies have come to a US$553 million settlement with several U.S. states in connection with charges of fixing prices of LCD (liquid crystal display) screens, thus pushing up the prices of computers, television sets and other electronics in which the panels were used.
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    South Korea fines flat-panel LCD display makers 31/10/2011 23:15:52

    South Korea's competition watchdog has fined 10 LCD makers a total of 195 billion won ($176 million) for allegedly holding secret meetings to keep the prices for flat screen displays artificially high.
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    Water shortage looms for Taiwan science park 24/03/2011 21:08:23

    Lower-than-normal rainfall around a major technology manufacturing area in Taiwan, the Hsinchu Science Park, has prompted the government to cut water pressure at night and study more stringent measures going forward.
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    Taiwan expects multiple impacts on tech from Japan quake 17/03/2011 21:00:22

    Taiwan's economic ministry expects semiconductor and display panel industries on the island to take a hit from the earthquake in Japan last week as supplies are suspended due to factory damage or transportation snarls, translating in some cases to higher manufacturing costs.
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    Flat panel makers face shortages after Japanese quake 15/03/2011 21:50:28

    Major display panel manufacturers face a shortage of materials from Japan as the powerful earthquake on Friday has hit their suppliers, companies and analysts said on Tuesday, pointing toward price rises in PCs or mobile phones and a possible slowdown in production.
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    AU returns fire at Sharp with LCD display patent suits in US 03/03/2011 14:44:53

    Taiwan's AU Optronics, one of the biggest LCD screen makers in the world, said Thursday it filed two separate lawsuits in the U.S. against Sharp, alleging the infringement of nine LCD screen-related patents in all.
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    Taiwan orders work to stop at growing science park 02/03/2011 20:56:18

    A Taiwan court has ordered work to stop expansion at a science park, the latest move in a saga that has pitted environmental groups against the island's normally unchallenged high-tech development, but the government has already planned an appeal.
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    Taiwan considers letting China invest in LCD panels 14/02/2011 21:21:16

    Taiwanese officials are discussing ways to let investors from mainland China buy stakes in the island's LCD panel makers, an economics ministry representative said on Monday. Taiwan is weighing the political risk of Chinese investment against local businesses' need for capital to fund equipment upgrades.
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    Taiwan LCD panel maker to set up solar plant 14/02/2011 18:29:36

    A subsidiary of AU Optronics, one of Taiwan's top panel makers, will open a solar factory in Taiwan late this year to save money and increase competitiveness in a growing industry.
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    EU to scrap monitor, printer, set-top box tariffs in June 13/01/2011 17:18:00

    World trade authorities have ordered the European Union to scrap tariffs on three types of consumer electronics from Taiwan, Japan and the United States no later than June, ending a 3-year-old trade dispute.
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    Flexible screens on the way for E-readers 24/11/2010 14:06:00

    Flexible screens as thin as a piece of paper may be available for e-readers by early next year thanks to a project from Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and licensee AU Optronics, one of the world's largest LCD screen makers.
 
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