Planar Systems, Inc. is an American digital display manufacturing corporation with a facility in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Planar was founded on May 23, 1983[3] by Jim Hurd, Chris King, John Laney and others as a spin-off from the Solid State Research and Development Group of the Beaverton, Oregon, based Tektronix.

[8] Standish Industries, a manufacturer of flat panel LCDs in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, was sold to Planar in 1997.

[10] Planar acquired Clarity Visual Systems (founded by former InFocus employees) on September 12, 2006, now referred to as the Control Room and Signage business unit.

[11] On June 19, 2006,[12] Planar acquired Runco International, a leading brand in the high-end, custom home theater market.

[14] In November 2012, Planar announced the sale of its electroluminescent business to Beneq Oy, a supplier of production and research equipment for thin film coatings.

[25] On November 27, 2015, Planar closed its sale to become a subsidiary of Leyard Optoelectronic Co., a Chinese LED display product corporation.