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AU Optronics takes 50% share in M. Setek Saturday 04th July, 04:30 AM JST TOKYO — AU Optronics Corp. will buy a 50 percent share in polycrystalline silicon maker M. Setek Co., Ltd. of Japan for US$125 million. The acquisition will offer AUO access to the solar-energy business, which the LCD maker has been watching for a while. The company chairman, K.Y. Lee, said green-energy industries have become attractive to big enterprises, with energy saving and clean energy emerging as trends. AUO, Taiwan’s No.1 manufacturer of thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, will become another major Taiwanese enterprise to enter into the solar-energy industry, trailing heavyweights such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC), Formosa Plastics Corp. and Tatung Corp. Founded to produce monocrystalline-silicon wafers, M. Setek recently diversified into production of polycrystalline silicon. The company now puts out 3,000 metric tons of polycrystalline silicon a year, enough for making 300 megawatts of solar cells. |
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| aus der Diskussion: | AU Optronics übernimmt Waferhersteller M.Setek |
| Autor (Datum des Eintrages): | R-BgO (03.07.09 23:16:55) |
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