According to reports from Liberty Times Net and UDN Money, Quanta Computer's (廣達) board approved a roughly NT$19.7 billion deal on July 28, 2026 to acquire AU Optronics' (友達) Huaya plant land, buildings and facilities in Guishan District, Taoyuan. AU Optronics said the same transaction is expected to generate a disposal gain of about NT$13.39 billion.
What is the transaction amount and expected gain from AU Optronics' sale of the Huaya plant to Quanta?
On July 28, 2026, Quanta Computer's board decided to acquire land, buildings and ancillary equipment at the Huaya Technology Park in Taoyuan from AU Optronics for approximately NT$19.7 billion, according to Liberty Times Net ("董事會今（28）日決議以約197億元向友達（2409）取得桃園華亞科技園區土地、建物及附屬設備") [E1].
AU Optronics simultaneously announced the sale of the same Huaya plant land, buildings and ancillary facility equipment, with the total transaction value also listed at NT$19.7 billion and an expected disposal gain of about NT$13.39 billion after deducting related transaction costs and estimated taxes, per Liberty Times Net [E3].
UDN Money separately reported that AU Optronics' board resolved on the evening of July 28 to dispose of the Huaya plant real estate and related ancillary facility equipment to Quanta for NT$19.7 billion (excluding tax), with an expected disposal gain of approximately NT$13.39 billion [E6]. The two outlets' figures for both the transaction value and the disposal gain match.
What assets are included in the deal and what is their scale?
According to Liberty Times Net, the transaction covers approximately 19,700 ping of land, 49,300 ping of buildings, and related equipment [E2].
UDN Money provided more granular figures from AU Optronics' own filing: the land being disposed of consists of two parcels — lot numbers 139 and 264-1 in the Huaya section of Guishan District, Taoyuan — totaling 65,260.09 square meters, or approximately 19,741.1772 ping [E7]. The buildings involved are eight structures, including building number 2-1 in the Huaya section, totaling 162,826.12 square meters, or approximately 49,254.89 ping, plus a batch of ancillary equipment [E8].
| Item | Value (Liberty Times Net) | Value (UDN Money) |
|---|
| Transaction amount | ~NT$19.7 billion | NT$19.7 billion (excl. tax) |
| Expected disposal gain | ~NT$13.39 billion | ~NT$13.39 billion |
| Land area | ~19,700 ping | 65,260.09 sqm (~19,741.1772 ping) |
| Building area | ~49,300 ping | 162,826.12 sqm (~49,254.89 ping) |
What is AU Optronics' strategic rationale for selling the Huaya plant?
AU Optronics stated that the purpose of the transaction is to focus on an asset-light operating model, activate assets, and optimize its financial structure, according to Liberty Times Net ("友達表示，此次交易目的在於聚焦輕資產營運模式、活化資產並優化財務結構") [E4]. No further financial or operational detail on this rationale was provided in the available reporting.
What is the capacity-expansion background behind Quanta's acquisition?
Liberty Times Net reported that Quanta has continued to accelerate its capacity buildout in recent years, expanding AI server production capacity across Taiwan, the United States, and other overseas sites ("廣達近年持續加快產能布局，在台灣、美國及其他海外據點擴建AI伺服器生產能力") [E5]. The report did not specify additional figures tied to this capacity expansion beyond the Huaya plant acquisition itself.
What this means
The figures disclosed by both companies are consistent across the two outlets covering the deal: a transaction value of roughly NT$19.7 billion and an expected disposal gain for AU Optronics of about NT$13.39 billion [E1][E3][E6]. The asset scale reported also aligns, with Liberty Times Net's rounded figures of about 19,700 ping of land and 49,300 ping of buildings [E2] matching UDN Money's more precise land and building measurements of 65,260.09 and 162,826.12 square meters respectively [E7][E8]. AU Optronics frames the sale as part of a shift toward an asset-light model [E4], while the reporting links the buyer's motivation to Quanta's ongoing AI server capacity expansion across Taiwan, the U.S. and other overseas sites [E5], though no direct figures connect the Huaya site specifically to that expansion in the available evidence.