BenQ Solar Obtains JET Certification to Actively Deploy its Integrated Resources in the Japanese Market

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BenQ Solar Obtains JET Certification to

Actively Deploy its Integrated Resources in the

Japanese Market

PR Newswire

HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 25,2012

HSINCHU,

Taiwan

,

June 25,2012

/PRNewswire/ -- AU Optronics today announced

that its solar solution brand, BenQ Solar, has obtained Japan Electrical Safety &

Environment Technology Laboratories' certification and has become one of the

few foreign companies worldwide officially awarded JET certification. BenQ

Solar has been actively developing the Japanese solar market. Besides gaining

JET certification, in order to fulfill specific local needs in

Japan

, BenQ solar has

not only provided a small-sized high-efficiency solar module (GreenTriplex

PM200M00) tailored to residential users, but also offered an all-black design

high-efficiency solar module (GreenTriplex PM250M00) and an anti-salt mist

corrosion solar module (EcoDuo PM240P00) for the commercial rooftop and

utility market.

JET is an officially authorized laboratory institution in

Japan

and has been in

charge of performing factory inspection and product testing for electronic

products. It takes much time and is difficult to acquire JET certification due to

the greater concern of Japanese consumers about electronic product safety

and the huge demands in the Japanese domestic market. BenQ Solar's

obtaining JET's solar module certification denotes BenQ Solar's products meet

the highest standard of safety and are equipped with the capability to respond

to world trends. In July,

Japan

is going to implement a new Feed-in-Tariff policy

for renewable energy. The subsidies for renewable energy will be at higher

rates than the subsidies in the other countries, and for BenQ Solar, which

makes

Japan

one of the promising markets in

Asia-Pacific

area.

For Japanese residential user preferences for lightweight and rooftop design,

BenQ Solar provides a flexible small-sized solar module (GreenTriplex

PM200M00) which matches building rooftop sizes in order to be designed for

optimized solar power systems and is also convenient for installation and

maintenance. Considering

Japan

is surrounded by sea, BenQ Solar also provides

a EcoDuo PM240P00 solar module which has passed the salt mist corrosion

tests of IEC 61701. The module is able to maintain high-efficiency power output

for even large solar power plants located in coastal regions. For Japanese who

regard architecture as an aesthetic pursuit, BenQ Solar has customized an all-

black high-efficiency solar module (GreenTriplex PM250M00) with elegant

appearance, three bus-bar design, and higher efficiency power output.

BenQ Solar entered the Japanese solar market in 2009 and has cooperated

with M.Setek, a leading polysilicon provider in

Japan

, and jointly invested in AUO

SunPower and SunPower, an American leading solar cell company. With high-

quality materials and cells, BenQ Solar's modules are able to maximize power

conversion efficiency. Our vertically integrated solar value chain altogether

better provides customers with world-class products and technologies.

BenQ Solar has successfully accomplished many large solar power plants

projects in

Europe

,

Asia

and

Africa

. After obtaining JET certification, BenQ Solar

will cooperate with more partners to provide Japanese customers with reliable,

high-efficiency and eco-friendly solar products, and is continuing to expand its

solar business in the Asian market.

About BenQ Solar

BenQ Solar is a division of AU Optronics Corp. AU Optronics manufactures and

markets its PV products globally by using BenQ Solar as its solar product brand.

BenQ Solar Business combined M.Setek, AUO crystal, and AUO SunPower to

form a high-efficiency vertical solar value chain from polysilicon, ingot, wafer,

solar cell, PV module and project business. BenQ Solar has successfully

accomplished many large solar power plants projects in

Europe

,

Asia

and

Africa

. The company is capable of providing solar modules from

Taiwan

,

China

,

Europe

and the US and adopts "global operation, local delivery" model to

provide worldwide customers with total solar solutions. Please visit

BenQSolar.com.

About AU Optronics

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is one of the world's leading providers of display and

solar total solutions. AUO offers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive

applications ranging from 1.2 inches to 71 inches. Based on its profound R&D

and manufacturing experience, AUO continues to develop advanced display

technologies of the next generation. AUO extended its market to the green

energy industry in 2008. By building a vertically integrated high-efficiency solar

value chain, AUO provides its customers with high-efficiency solar solutions.

AUO now houses a staff of more than 45,000 employees, with global operations

in

Taiwan

, Mainland China, the U.S.,

Japan

,

South Korea

,

Singapore

,

the

Netherlands

, Czech and

Slovakia

. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD

manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

AUO has also been named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for two

consecutive years from 2010 to 2011. AUO generated

NT$379.7 billion

(

US$

12.54 billion

) in sales revenue in 2011. For more information, please visit

AUO.com.

* 2011 year end revenue converted at an exchange rate of NTD30.27:

USD1

.

Safe Harbour Notice

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a

global leader of TFT-LCD panels, today announced the above news. Except for

statements in respect of historical matters, the statements contained in this

Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of

the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange

Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements were based on our

management's expectations, projections and beliefs at the time regarding

matters including, among other things, future revenues and costs, financial

performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization rates, yields, process

and geographical diversification, future expansion plans and business strategy.

Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and

unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ

materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks

related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of

and demand for our products, technological and development risks,

competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled "Risk

Factors" in our Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission on April 27th, 2012.