With the goal of promoting the global popularization of LCD TVs and LCD monitors, Chi Mei is determined to become a trusted and respected world-class display technology product manufacturing service company. The production base is mainly located in the Science Park in southern Taiwan, the existing 3.5 generation plant, 4 generation plant, 5.5 generation plant, 7.5 generation plant each one and two 5 generation plant. Each production line has complete and flexible capacity to efficiently produce full-size products. Headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, CMO currently has subsidiaries or offices in Japan, the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Singapore, as well as back-end module factories in Ningbo, China, and the Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong.
Successful product development capability is attributed to the strong R&D strength, CMO has senior TFT-LCD early excellent R&D talents, in the early stage of the founding of the inheritance of the concept of Chimei Innolux Corporation to adhere to the independent development of technology, the use of a unique self-built color filter factory way, deep plowing the foundation of the TFT LCD field, and long-term participation in the international exchange of technology, so that innovative R & D dynamics have always been leading layout The company's quality achievements are also highly recognized.
Chimei Innolux Corporation's excellent product development capabilities were demonstrated in 2005 when it successfully developed a 56-inch LCD TV panel with the world's highest resolution (3840 x 2160) and other high-specification products, and in 2006 it was honored with the "Taiwan Excellence Golden Quality Award", the highest honor for innovative products in Taiwan. In information product applications, Chi Mei leads the industry and the world in developing 19-inch widescreen and 22-inch widescreen panel specifications, and has led the widescreen market trend. In terms of special product applications, Chi Mei's outstanding development capability is demonstrated by the world's leading technology in ultra-high resolution, weather-resistant, vibration-resistant, and wide-viewing angle aerospace displays, as well as ultra-high resolution, high brightness, and ultra-high contrast ratio displays for medical applications.
"Industrial clustering" is an important way to enhance the competitiveness of the photovoltaic industry. In recent years, Chi Mei Group has been actively developing the 250-hectare Tree Valley Park next to the Science Park in the south of the country, attracting the LCD TV-related industries to move into the park. Glass, backlight panels, polarizing film, lamps, driver ICs and other important upstream materials, prompting procurement and equipment to produce clusters, promoting the clustering of optoelectronic industry, and improving the overall effectiveness of the domestic LCD TV supply chain. The world's largest manufacturer of EMS (electronics manufacturing) Taiwan Hon Hai Precision Industry Group's Taiwan Qunchuang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. and a large LCD panel maker Taiwan Chimei Innolux Corporation formally merged to form the new Chimei Innolux Corporation in Taiwan. For this powerful combination, as a subsidiary of Taiwan's Chi Mei Electronics, Ningbo Chi Mei Electronics, deputy general manager of the administration of the forest Zhao has greater confidence: "Qunchuang's parent company, the Hon Hai Group's mature ability to receive orders from the outside world, will benefit Ningbo Chi Mei Electronics, it is expected that this year there will be more orders, it may be possible to reach the company's design production capacity, Ningbo Chimei is expected to become the country's largest liquid crystal module production base."
On November 14, 2012, CMO officially changed its name to Qunar.
Ningbo Chi Mei runs fast in the mainland market
Ningbo Chi Mei Electronics Co., Ltd. settled in Ningbo Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in 2005, and has driven the formation of LCD optoelectronic industry chain in Ningbo in just five years. Last year, Ningbo Free Trade Zone (Export Processing Zone) LCD optoelectronic industry output value of 31.6 billion yuan, accounting for 70% of the total industrial output value of the Free Trade Zone. As a leading enterprise of liquid crystal photoelectricity, last year, ningbo chimei electronic output value of 24 billion yuan, LCD module production reached 44.83 million pieces, an increase of 13.2%. This year, Ningbo Chi Mei's orders continue to grow, and at present, the orders for May and June have already been filled.
"The policy of home appliances to the countryside not only makes Ningbo CHIMEI build up momentum to rebound, but also benefit CHIMEI Group. Last year, Ningbo Chi Mei Electronics' medium and large-sized LCD panel shipments have been in good shape and have also received orders from many home appliance manufacturers." Zhao forest said, last year, the mainland LCD TV market shipments exceeded expectations, from the panel procurement, the mainland panel procurement in the global market share of nearly 20%, the annual growth rate of up to 100% above. Ningbo Chi Mei also by the full export business strategy, gradually expanding to the direction of domestic sales, now domestic sales ratio has accounted for 35%. At present, Ningbo Chi Mei has reached 40% market share in mainland China's LCD panel market, and has gained the trust of well-known domestic enterprises such as TCL, Hisense, Changhong, Haier, Skyworth, and Konka.
Teaming up with Hon Hai Group
While Ningbo Chi Mei is bucking the trend, Taiwan-based Chi Mei Group, however, is due to the financial turmoil, in the second half of 2008 and the first half of 2009, resulting in huge losses, and the group's one 8.5-generation LCD panel plant was suspended as a result.
But Chi Mei Group's embarrassment did not last long, due to the mainland's "home appliances to the countryside" policy drive, Chi Mei's 8.5-generation plant in the fourth quarter of last year to restart the Hon Hai Group's Qun Chuang "intervention" and provide it with more Opportunities. After joining hands with Hon Hai Group, the capacity of Chi Mei's 8.5-generation LCD panel plant doubled smoothly.
Ningbo Chi Mei again leap, this year is expected to sit on the domestic top "chair"
The strong combination of the two global information technology and electronics industry giants across the strait, but also make Chi Mei's mainland production plant --- Ningbo Chi Mei has new opportunities. Sources pointed out that Sony, in addition to the North American market entrusted Hon Hai OEM LCD TVs, will be next year to expand the thin TVs in the Chinese market outsourcing OEM scale. By then, Sony's OEM orders, may again be undertaken by Hon Hai, its demand for TV panels will also expand, which makes Hon Hai and Chi Mei's alliance benefits will be more visible. And Hon Hai Group is also optimistic about the mainland market, will rely on the existing Chi Mei Electronics in the mainland market share, step up the layout of Hon Hai in the motherland.
"Hon Hai Group has a strong ability to receive orders, which will bring more orders for Ningbo Chi Mei." Forest Zhao said Ningbo Chi Mei, as the back-end production arm of LCD panels, will not change for the time being. However, due to the importance of the new Chi Mei to the mainland market, Ningbo Chi Mei will increase the production site, targeting mainland home appliance manufacturers to provide domestic sales products. It is expected that this year, Ningbo Chi Mei will reach the design production capacity, the production of various types of LCD modules is likely to be more than 60 million pieces, at that time, Ningbo Chi Mei will leap into the largest LCD module products manufacturing base.