Planar
Designs and manufactures digital displays and LED video walls.
Company facts
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 513
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Sidney Rittenberg
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Corporate Round · $157M · 2015
- Subsidiaries
- NaturalPoint, OptiTrack, Clarity, Runco
About
We are a global leader in visualization technology, delivering best-in-class image performance for the world's most demanding environments. Our primary mission is to give you the ability to see: the data, the presentation, the advertising, the movie, the game. We ensure you clearly see every detail with a portfolio of top-shelf display solutions that deliver exactly the visual experience you're looking for. But ultimately, we know it's not about the technology: it's all about what you need to do with it. Retailers, educational institutions, government agencies, businesses, utilities and energy firms, and home theater enthusiasts all depend on us to provide superior performance when image experience is of the highest importance. Founded in 1983 as a spin-off from Tektronix, we were the first U.S. manufacturer of electroluminescent (EL) digital displays. Over the years, we've expanded our offerings to include a wide variety of specialty displays. Our products include LED video walls, LCD video walls, rear-projection video walls, large format LCDs, transparent OLED displays, collaboration and touch displays, desktop and touchscreen monitors, and various accessories. We focus on how people use our displays and what features really matter for your application and environment. We listen to your challenges and use intentions, leverage our expertise, and create displays that help you reach your highest goals. With strong global operations, our supply chain is designed to provide display products when and where you need them. Our headquarters, leadership team, and employees remain in Hillsboro, Oregon, and we have manufacturing facilities in France, North America, and Finland. Since 2015, we have been an independent subsidiary of Leyard Optoelectronic Co.