Planar

http://www.planar.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/planar-systems/

Planar, a privately owned company headquartered in the United States, functions as a subsidiary of Leyard Optoelectronic Co., Ltd., specializing in computers and electronics manufacturing. Founded in 1983 and operating with approximately 530 employees, the company provides display and digital signage technology, offering products such as video walls, large format LCD displays, and interactive touch screen monitors.

Revenue

Founded

1983

Headcount

523

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

News Summary:

On July 1, 2026, Robert Detwiler, Planar’s senior director of product management, discussed the company’s LCD and LED design tools, including the Planar LED Video Wall Selector and the next-generation LED Video Wall Calculator, emphasizing their role in addressing project-specific demands for pro AV installers. Previously, on June 24, 2026, Planar debuted its Cobra Series, the first family of LED videowalls built on proprietary EverPixel and TruMicro technologies, offering 0.6, 0.7, 0.9, and 1.2 millimeter pixel pitches for indoor use, following its initial announcement of the series on June 19, 2026. Earlier, on June 22, 2026, Planar showcased a new 21:9 5K LCD platform at InfoComm 2026, featuring quantum dot mini LED displays available in 81-inch, 94-inch, and 105-inch sizes, with up to 2500 nits peak brightness and over 2500 local dimming zones.

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Jul

1st

2026

12:08

Emerging Tech

[Exclusive Q&A] Robert Detwiler on Planar’s Video Wall Design Tools

Every video wall project brings its own technical and site-specific demands, and pro AV installers need planning tools that account for those differences before a purchase is made. Robert Detwiler, senior director of product management at Planar, has helped shape the company’s LCD and LED design tools, including the Planar LED Video Wall Selector and the next-generation LED Video Wall Calculator.

Commercial Integrator

Jun

24th

2026

22:03

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Debuts Cobra Series LED Videowalls With EverPixel and TruMicro Technologies

Key Things You Should Know Planar launched the Cobra Series, its first family of LED videowalls built on the proprietary EverPixel and TruMicro technologies. The series comes in 0.6, 0.7, 0.9 and 1.2 millimeter pixel pitches for indoor use.

Commercial Integrator

Jun

22nd

2026

06:28

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar 21by9 displays bring quantum dot mini LED to large-format LCD range

Products Planar showcased a new 21:9 5K LCD platform at InfoComm 2026, with Robert Detwiler and Cindy McCullough highlighting quantum dot mini LED displays available in 81-in, 94-in and 105-in sizes, offering up to 2,500 nits peak brightness and more than 2,500 local dimming zones.

Inavate

Jun

19th

2026

06:47

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Launches Planar Cobra Series

Planar announced a new addition to the company’s portfolio of visualization technologies – the Planar Cobra Series. The company said that the solution is Powered by Planar’s proprietary EverPixel and TruMicro LED technologies and built upon a proven Planar LED platform.

rAVe

Jun

19th

2026

01:00

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Launches the Cobra Series with EverPixel Innovation for Pixel

Planar Launches the Cobra Series with EverPixel Innovation for Pixel-Perfect LED Planar, a global leader in visualisation technology, has announced a breakthrough addition to the company’s portfolio of industry-leading visualisation technologies with the launch of the Planar Cobra Series, available in Europe via Leyard Europe.

Etnow

Jun

18th

2026

09:10

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Planar showcases LED technologies that 'will surpass COB'

Planar is showcasing two new LED technologies at Infocomm that are engineered to provide a significant step forward in microLED display performance. Planar EverPixel and Planar TruMicro, which are available in Europe from Leyard Europe, are making their public debut on Booth C7258.

AV Magazine

Jun

17th

2026

14:06

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Launches the Cobra Series with EverPixel Innovation or Pixel

Today, Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, announced a breakthrough addition to the company’s portfolio of industry-leading visualization technologies with the launch of the Planar® Cobra™ Series. Powered by Planar’s proprietary EverPixel™ and TruMicro™ LED technologies, and built upon a proven Planar LED platform, the new state-of-the-art series establishes a new benchmark for fine pixel pitch LED displays.

Svconline

Jun

17th

2026

10:30

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Launches the Cobra Series with EverPixel Innovation for Pixel-Perfect LED

PORTLAND, Ore.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Today, Planar , a global leader in visualization technology, announced a breakthrough addition to the company’s portfolio of industry-leading visualization technologies with the launch of the Planar ® Cobra ™ Series.

Business Wire

Jun

17th

2026

01:56

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

[News] Planar Engineers Groundbreaking New MIP (MicroLED in Package) Innovation and Architecture

Today, Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, introduced two cutting-edge engineering breakthroughs with the launch of Planar® EverPixel™ and Planar® TruMicro™ LED technologies. Unleashing the next evolution of display performance, both technologies are designed and manufactured with a proprietary process exclusively from Planar.

LEDinside

Jun

17th

2026

01:00

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Launches the Cobra Series with EverPixel Innovation for Pixel-Perfect LED

Today, Planar announced a breakthrough addition to the company’s portfolio of industry-leading visualization technologies with the launch of the Planar® Cobra™ Series. Powered by Planar’s proprietary EverPixel™ and TruMicro™ LED technologies and built upon a proven Planar LED platform, the new state-of-the-art series establishes a new benchmark for fine pixel pitch LED displays.

Planar

Jun

15th

2026

12:53

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Engineers Groundbreaking MicroLED in Package Innovation and Architecture

Svconline

Jun

15th

2026

01:00

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Planar Engineers Groundbreaking New MIP (MicroLED in Package) Innovation and Architecture

The industry leader introduces EverPixel and TruMicro, two LED technologies exclusively from Planar breaking through to the next evolution of fine pixel LED display performance Today, Planar , a global leader in visualization technology, introduced two cutting-edge engineering breakthroughs with the launch of Planar ® EverPixel ™ and Planar ® TruMicro ™ LED technologies.

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Planar's customers primarily consist of broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of Planar's customers include Noticias Telemundo and NBC Sports.