Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Technology |
Founded | May 23, 1983 |
Headquarters | Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S. 45°31′41″N 122°53′00″W / 45.52794°N 122.88345°W |
Key people | Gerald K. Perkel, President and CEO Ryan Gray, VP and CFO |
Products | Monitors, Display Screen & Projectors |
Revenue | $1.8 billion USD(2018)[2] |
$1.6 million USD(2018)[2] | |
$3.8 Million USD(2018)[2] | |
Number of employees | 456 (2018) |
Parent | Leyard Optoelectronic Co. |
Website | www.planar.com |
Planar Systems, Inc. is an American digital display manufacturing corporation with a facility in Hillsboro, Oregon. Founded in 1983 as a spin-off from Tektronix, it was the first U.S. manufacturer of electroluminescent (EL) digital displays. Planar currently makes a variety of other specialty displays, and has been an independent subsidiary of Leyard Optoelectronic Co. since 2015. The headquarters, leadership team and employees still remain in Hillsboro, Oregon.