AUO buys AMOLED manufacturing equipment for around $30 million


Update: It seems that there's no company in Taiwan called Yu Precision. It's not clear whether this story is actually true or not... we'll have to wait for official word from AUO I guess.



AUO has signed a deal with Taiwan's Yu Precision for the supply of AMOLED manufacturing equipment. The equipment will cost 33 billion won ($29 million). AUO has re-opened their AMOLED program back in 2008, and have shown 14" AMOLED prototypes a couple of months ago, saying they are "ready for production".






It's not clear whether AUO wants to make large OLED TV panels, or smaller panels for mobile displays mentioned in earlier reports.



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Posted: Jan 05,2010 by Ron Mertens