AU Optronics 3D Technology
To beat the competition in the 3D market, AU Optronics is promoting 3D technologies that are compatible with cheaper polarized glasses that feed different images by adjusting the light reaching each eye. AU Optronics is the world’s third-largest flat-panel maker by revenue after Korean rivals Samsung Electronics and LG Display Co. The company has been gearing up for a long time to take off in the 3D market. In the process AU Optronics has acquired the rights to 2D- and 3D-switchable display technology from U.K.-based Ocuity Ltd. in February 2008.
AU Optronics began shipping panels for 3D digital photo frames for Fujifilm Corp. in the second half of 2009. It is planning to introduce a 65-inch 3D TV panel with a Chinese TV brand this year and has plans to launch display panels for mobile phones and computers, with or without glasses.
