Type Public Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan Number of employees 4,500 | Industry Display technology Founded 1998 | |
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Key people Yu-Chi Chiao (Chairman and CEO) Products LCD monitors, televisions Stock price 6116 (TPE) NT$ 8.15 -0.07 (-0.85%)15 Mar, 1:30 PM GMT+8 - Disclaimer Subsidiaries Hannspree Display (Najing) Inc. | ||
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HannStar Display Corporation (Chinese: 瀚宇彩晶股份有限公司; pinyin: Hànyǔ Cǎijīng Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) is a Taiwan-based technology company, primarily involved in the research and production of monitors, notebook displays, and televisions.
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Overview
Founded in June 1998, HannStar produces products under the following brand names:
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.
Hannstar is, with Quanta, one of the two companies manufacturing the most laptop motherboards all over the world, for computers manufacturers, like Hewlett-Packard, Acer Group (Acer, Packard Bell, e-Machines, Gateway), Toshiba, Dell and Sony.
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, including Chimei InnoLux, LG Display, AU Optronics, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd.