AU Optronics(AUO)and its affiliates will be increasing their new product lines that are not display-based,according to AUO chairman KY Lee.
Lee said that the development of displays has changed drastically over the years and that the AUO group has been using its core technologies to develop new applications.
Lextar,an integrated LED firm of the group,has been gearing up for lighting applications,Lee said,adding the proportion of LED lighting in Lextar's revenues is expected to surpass that for display applications in six months to one year.
Another group company BenQ Materials has diversified into medical materials while continuing its development of polarizers,Lee said.Darfon is developing PV inverters and batteries,he added.
The chairman said AUO itself focus on both dispalys and solar sectors.The displays business will seek to create added-value of the products and provide turn-key solutions to clients.
For the solar business,the company will continue efforts to promote its BenQ Solar brand and develop high-efficiency products,he said.
AUO has entered the solar energy market by investing in Taiwan,the United States and Slovakia by offering tailored products to cater to different markets and suspects it will generate revenue from the technology.
AUO incurred NT$61.45 billion(US$2.05 billion)in consolidated net loss or NT$6.94 in loss per share,compared with NT$7.41 billion in net profit or NT$0.76 in earnings per share in 2010.
