The Taiwanese manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels, AU Optronics, has entered into an agreement with Field Emission Technologies and FET Japan, Inc., to transfer technology from FET, a company specializing in field emission displays technology that is part owned by Sony Corporation.

A waste cathode ray tube televisions recycling line will be opened by Sichuan Changhong in 2008, and Changhong hopes it will be the largest waste home appliances recycling base in west China — via technology development and industrial investment.