History
*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 *March 2009 G8.5 Fab in Taichung recognized as world's first LEED Gold certified TFT-LCD facility *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 *May 2011 G8.5 Fab in Houli recognized as world's first LEED Platinum certified TFT-LCD facility *June 2011 Acquired world's first ISO 50001 certification for manufacturing facilities *February 2012 OLED strategic alliance formed with Idemitsu in Japan *July 2012 Acquired world's first ISO 14045 eco-efficiency assessment of product systems verification *June 2013 G8.5 Fab in Houli received Taiwan's first Diamond Certification for Green Factory Building *November 2013 Named to 2013 / 2014 Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index *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 *May 2015 Ranked among the top 5% companies in the first Corporate Governance Evaluation released by Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) *December 2015 Launched Taiwan's first process water full-recycling system *January 2019 Named to Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index since 2018 *September 2019 Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since 2010 *November 2020 AUO recognized as the world’s first display maker to have obtained the UL 3600 certification *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 AUO received Taiwan’s 1st ISO 46001 Certification Standard for Water Efficiency Management Systems *May 2021 Established AUO Display Plus, Industrial and Commercial Display Subsidiary of AUO *Sep 2021 AUO, Leader of Fourth Industrial Revolution, Selected for “Global Lighthouse Network” by WEF *Feb 2022 AUO Named Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators For Outstanding R&D Strength and Flexible IP Strategy *Mar 2022 AUO Joins RE100 Initiative and Commits to 100% Renewable Energy by 2050Controversies
In September 2012, AUO was sentenced to pay a US$500 million criminal fine for its participation in a five-year conspiracy to fix the prices of thin-film transistor LCD panels sold worldwide. Its American subsidiary and two former top executives were also sentenced. The two executives were sentenced to prison and fined for their roles in the conspiracy. The $500 million fine matches the largest fine imposed against a company for violating U.S. antitrust laws. In July 2014, the Ninth Circuit rejected AUO's appeal of the fine.Shareholding and subsidiaries
*Lextar Electronics Corporation *Qisda Corporation *Darwin Precision Corporation *Daxin Materials Corporation *AUO Crystal Corporation *Toppan CFI *Fargen Power CorporationSee also
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