FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

November 6, 2006

Commission File Number     001-31335

AU Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
(Address of principal executive offices)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item   
   
1.      Press release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. October 2006 Sales Set Record High at NT$33.3 Billion”, dated November 6, 2006.
 




Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   
  AU Optronics Corp.
     
     
Date: November 6, 2006 By: /s/ Max Cheng                
    Name: Max Cheng
    Title: Chief Financial Officer




Item 1

News Release

AU Optronics Corp. October 2006 Sales Set Record High at NT$33.3 Billion

Hsinchu, Taiwan, November 6, 2006 –

     AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced another record month for October 2006 based on preliminary consolidated revenues and unit shipments after its successful merger with Quanta Display Inc (QDI). AUO’s preliminary consolidated October 2006 revenue of NT$33,270 million and unconsolidated net sales of NT$33,273 million both broke the NT$30 billion mark for the first time and rose 19.3% sequentially. On a year-over-year comparison, consolidated and unconsolidated revenues of October 2006 increased by 38.6% and 38.7% respectively.

     Increased primarily by the capacity of QDI, shipments of large-sized panels(a) for applications used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and general display applications, broke the five-million mark and set a new record of 5.80 million, a 22.4% increase from September 2006. Shipments of small- and medium-sized panels also broke the nine-million mark and hit a historical high to total 9.06 million, a 10.3% sequential growth.

     (a) Large-size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small-and medium-size refers to those below 10 inches

Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)

Net Sales(1) (2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated
October 2006 33,270 33,273
September 2006 27,895 27,891
M-o-M Growth 19.3% 19.3%
October 2005 24,000 23,991
Y-o-Y Growth 38.6% 38.7%
Jan to Oct 2006 231,731 231,700
Jan to Oct 2005 168,589 168,501
Y-o-Y Growth 37.5% 37.5%





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(1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L) Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, and AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation.

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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) is one of the top three largest manufacturers* of large-size thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (“TFT-LCD”), with approximately 20.9%* of global market share with revenues of NT$217.4billion (US$6.75 bn)* in 2005. TFT-LCD technology is currently the most widely used flat panel display technology. Targeted for 40”+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO’s next generation (7.5 -generation) fabrication facility production is scheduled for mass production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company currently operates two 6th-generation, four 5th-generation, one 4th-generation, and four 3.5 -generation TFT- LCD fabs, in addition to eight module assembly facilities and the AUO Technology Center specializes in new technology platform and new product development. AUO is one of few top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable of offering a wide range of small- to large- size (1.5” -46”) TFT-LCD panels, which enables it to offer a broad and diversified product portfolio.

*As shown on DisplaySearch Quarterly Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated August 25, 2006. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2005 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.2039:USD1.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Dept.
AU Optronics Corp.
No.1, Li-Hsin Road 2, Science-Based Industrial Park,
Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-3-5008899 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5772730
Email:yawen.hsiao@auo.com