HannStar Display Corporation is a Taiwan-based technology company, primarily involved in the research and production of monitors, notebook displays, and televisions.
Overview
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.[1] Through technology transfer from Hitachi and Toshiba, the company acquired TFT LCD manufacturing technology.[1] 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.
- Hannstar (LCD monitors)
- Hannspree (LCD monitors, netbooks, laptops, tablet computers, all-in-one desktop computers, and televisions)
- Hanns·G (Gaming monitors)
- I-INC (LCD monitors)
History
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]
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References
- Company Profile HannStar Display Corporation, retrieved 2010-10-08^
- Facts Sheet Hannstar Display Corporation, retrieved 2010-10-08^
- Aoife White. LCD-Panel Makers Fined €649 Million by European Union for Price Fixing Bloomberg, 2010-12-08, retrieved 2010-12-11^
- http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/736&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en Joaquín Almunia Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy Press conference on LCD cartel, Visa and French chemists' association decisions Press conference Brussels, 8 December 2010^