AUO announced that the company plans to recruit 2.500 new employees in 2010. The new staff are for the core business LCD panel production, photovoltaic and their new OLED business.

The panel maker said it is headhunting for fresh college graduates, personnel with some work experience, as well as managers, from Taiwan and overseas.
Source:digitimes.com

AU Optronics (AUO) want to start its OLED production line in 2011 says there CEO, LJ Chen.
The production line will be a 3.5G LTPS line, with this AUO can produce small to medium size OLED panels.

Taiwan's Yu Precision signed a contract with AUO (AU Optronics Corp) to supply 33 billion worth of active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) manufacturing equipment.

This deal is a huge step in the two companies' history. Yu Precision will enable AUO to reach their goal of becoming the world leader in the OLED market.

AU Optronics had planned to produce OLED panels and released a 14" OLED HDTV last year.

AU Optronics showcased at the FPD International event in Japan their 14-inch OLED Panel with Full HD resolution. AUO says that they are ready to start mass production of it. The resolution of that OLED Display is 157 ppi.

Auo show Innovative Display Technologies at FPD Intl 2009
Presenting new 3-Dimensional Display and a 14 inch OLED TV panel with Full HD resolution.
The 14" OLED TV panel with FHD resolution, a 100,000:1 contrast ratio, and 16 million colors.

3D Display – 8" to 65" Glasses-free 3D Display Panel

AMOLED Product Roadmap by Suppliers

Displaysearch are showing a new OLED roadmap.

AU Optronics (AUO) plans on basing its OLED development using a-Si technology, and the company estimates it will enter into mass production in 2011.

Digitimes.com reportet this morning that AU Optronics (AUO) is considering in re-opening its OLED product line, according to market sources.