July 25, 2000

Taipei - - After years of research and deveopment, Chi Mei Electronics Corp. Now ranks as a major supplier of 14.1-inch FTF-LCD products, used for portable computer displays, according to a company announcement.

Admitting that the present output of these displays has not reached economics of scale with 65.000 units per month, Ch Mei espects it's overall production volume will total one million units in the second half of 2000, pavin the way for the company to lead the market price in this regard.

Presently, the firm is working on overseas orders keeping the production lines busy until the end of this year, the company said, adding that international manufacturers are able to negotiate better prices, product quality and deliveries.