AU Optronics (AUO), a world leading TFT-LCD manufacturer, is dedicated to being a green energy provider and shouldering its corporate responsibilities for a clean and sustainable planet. AUO is already working as a vertical integrator in the PV industry, and combining its technology leadership with best-of-breed solar partners and material makers. AUO acquired the wafer and poly-silicon technology leader M. Setek at Japan and had a joint venture with SunPower at Malaysia to boost its solar offerings. AUO has established regional energy subsidiaries, offering integrated technical supports while forming an alliance with the leading downstream partners around the world in order to provide the best value-added services.
AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to successfully list at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO generated NT$467 billion (US$16 billion) in sales revenue in 2010 and now houses the staff of more than 42,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., Europe and so on.