AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated January 2007 monthly revenues of NT$28,458 million and unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$28,455 million, increasing 1.0% and 1.1% respectively from December 2006. On a year-over-year comparison, consolidated and unconsolidated revenues of January 2007 rose by 28.2% respectively.
Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and general display applications, increased 9.2% sequentially, recorded as 5.50 million units, while shipments of small- and medium-sized panels posted a 4% M-o-M decline to 6.91 million units because of seasonal demand.
(a) Large-size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small- and medium-size refers to those below 10 inches.
Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
| Net Sales(1) (2) | Consolidated(3) | Unconsolidated |
| January 2007 | 28,458 | 28,455 |
| December 2006 | 28,190 | 28,150 |
| M-o-M Growth | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| January 2006 | 22,200 | 22,200 |
| Y-o-Y Growth | 28.2% | 28.2% |
(1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L) Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation and Tech - Well (Shanghai) Display Co.