HannStar Display Corporation
Encyclopedia
HannStar Display Corporation (Chinese: 瀚宇彩晶) is a Taiwan
-based technology company, primarily involved in the research and production of monitors, notebook
displays, and televisions.
The company has one LCD fabrication facility and one LCM fabrication facility. Through technology transfer
from Hitachi
and Toshiba
, the company acquired TFT LCD
manufacturing technology. It became listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
in September 2004.
scheme. The company was fined €
8.1 million of the total €648.9 million fined against a group of companies,including Chimei InnoLux
, LG Display, AU Optronics
, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
-based technology company, primarily involved in the research and production of monitors, notebook
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
displays, and televisions.
Overview
Founded in June 1998, HannStar produces products under the following brand names:- Hannstar (LCD monitors)
- Hannspree (LCD monitors, netbookNetbookNetbooks are a category of small, lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop computers.At their inception in late 2007 as smaller notebooks optimized for low weight and low cost — netbooks omitted certain features , featured smaller screens and keyboards, and offered reduced computing...
s, LaptopLaptopA laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
s, and televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
s) - Hanns.G (Gaming monitors)
- I-INC (LCD monitors)
The company has one LCD fabrication facility and one LCM fabrication facility. Through technology transfer
Technology transfer
Technology Transfer, also called Transfer of Technology and Technology Commercialisation, is the process of skill transferring, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments or universities and other institutions to ensure that...
from Hitachi
Hitachi
Hitachi is a multinational corporation specializing in high-technology.Hitachi may also refer to:*Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan*Hitachi province, former province of Japan*Prince Hitachi and Princess Hitachi, members of the Japanese imperial family...
and Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
, the company acquired TFT LCD
TFT LCD
Thin film transistor liquid crystal display is a variant of liquid crystal display which uses thin-film transistor technology to improve image quality . TFT LCD is one type of Active matrix LCD, though all LCD-screens are based on TFT active matrix addressing...
manufacturing technology. It became listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TSEC was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962...
in September 2004.
History
In December 2010, the EU fined Hannstar for its part in a price fixingPrice fixing
Price fixing is an agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity only at a fixed price, or maintain the market conditions such that the price is maintained at a given level by controlling supply and demand...
scheme. The company was fined €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
8.1 million of the total €648.9 million fined against a group of companies,including Chimei InnoLux
Chimei Innolux Corporation
Chimei Innolux Corporation is a Taiwanese TFT-LCD panel manufacturer headquartered in Jhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan.-Overview:The company is Taiwan's largest LCD maker. It produces many products including: TFT LCD panel modules, LCD display products, computer panels, AV and mobile panels, desktop...
, LG Display, AU Optronics
AU Optronics
AU Optronics was formed in December 2001 by the merger of Acer Display Technology, Inc., and Unipac Optoelectronics Corporation. In October 2006, AUO merged with Quanta Display Inc. to create a leading TFT-LCD manufacturer. Additionally, the amassed production of the company's G6 reached worldwide...
, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.