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AUO Corporation

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Taiwanese optoelectronics company

AUO Corporation (AUO; Chinese: 友達光電) is a Taiwanese company that specialises in optoelectronics. It was formed in September 2001 by the merger of Acer Display Technology, Inc. (the predecessor of AUO, established in 1996) and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation. AUO offers display panels, and in recent years expanded its business to smart retail, smart transportation, general health, solar energy, circular economy and smart manufacturing service.2 It employed about 38,000 people in 2022.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

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  • TickerAUO on NYSE1
  • Industryelectronics1
  • HeadquartersHsinchu City1
  • Websitewww.auo.com
  • Legal formCompany Limited by Shares (Taiwan)1
  • LEI391200L7PIS4QXYJUQ723
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressLi-Hsin Rd. 2, 300094 Hsinchu, Taiwan3
  • Registered withMinistry of Economic Affairs, 841497383

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AUO Corporation (AUO; Chinese: 友達光電) is a Taiwanese company that specialises in optoelectronics. It was formed in September 2001 by the merger of Acer Display Technology, Inc. (the predecessor of AUO, established in 1996) and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation. AUO offers display panels, and in recent years expanded its business to smart retail, smart transportation, general health, solar energy, circular economy and smart manufacturing service.2

Corporate structure

AUO Corporation sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • AUO Corporation Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • AUO Mobility Solutions Germany GmbH Subsidiary · Lippstadt, Germany
      • АУО Мобилити Солюшънс България Subsidiary · 100% · София, Bulgaria
      • BHTC MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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The story

August 1996 Acer Display Technology, Inc. (the predecessor of AUO) was founded

September 2000 Listed at Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation

September 2001 Merged with Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation to form AUO

October 2006 Merged with Quanta Display Inc.

December 2008 Entered solar business

June 2009 Joint venture with Changhong in Sichuan, China to set up module plant

April 2010 Joint venture with TCL in China to set up module plant

July 2010 Acquired AFPD Pte., Ltd.("AFPD"), subsidiary of Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd. in Singapore

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February 2012 OLED strategic alliance formed with Idemitsu in Japan

April 2014 Initiated new model of solar power plant operation by founding Star River Energy Corporation

May 2014 CSR Report acquired Taiwan's first GRI G4 certificate among the manufacturing industry

December 2015 Launched Taiwan's first process water full-recycling system

December 2020 AUO 9.4-inch high resolution flexible micro LED display technology honored with 2020 Innovative Product Award from Hsinchu Science Park

May 2021 Established AUO Display Plus, Industrial and Commercial Display Subsidiary of AUO

October 2023 AUO acquired Behr-Hella Thermocontrol for €600 million (approximately NT$20.4 billion)

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Employees over time

  • 202238,0001

Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

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