| Hannstar Display Corporation 瀚宇彩晶股份有限公司 | |
| Type: | Public |
| Location City: | Taipei |
| Location Country: | Taiwan |
| Key People: | Yu-Chi Chiao (Chairman and CEO) |
| Industry: | Display technology |
| Products: | LCD monitors, televisions |
| Num Employees: | 4,500 (2007) |
| Homepage: | http://www.hannstar.com/ |
HannStar Display Corporation is a Taiwan-based technology company, primarily involved in the research and production of monitors, notebook displays, and televisions.
Founded in June 1998,[1] HannStar produces products under the following brand names:
The company has one LCD fabrication facility and one liquid-crystal module (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.[2]
HannStar is, with Quanta, one of two companies manufacturing the most laptop motherboards all over the world for computer manufacturers like Hewlett-Packard, Acer Group (Acer, Packard Bell, e-Machines, Gateway), Toshiba, Dell and Sony.
In December 2010, the EU fined Hannstar for its part in a price fixing scheme. The company was fined €8.1 million of the total €648.9 million fined against a group of companies,[3] including Chimei InnoLux, LG Display, AU Optronics, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.[4]