Planar Systems founded by Jim hurd, chris King and John laney in 1983
Acquires electroluminescent (El) rights from tektronix and becomes the first U.S
Manufacturer of commercial El displays
Establishes headquarters and first manufacturing plant in beaverton, Oregon
In 2015, planar become a subsidiary of leyard optoelectronic Co., Ltd
Leyard was founded in 1995, is headquartered in beijing, China and is traded on the shenzhen stock exchange
Leyard is a global leader in the design, production, distribution, and service of digital displays, video walls, and visualization products worldwide.