Editing Planar Systems (section)

===2000s===
[[File:Planar headquarters 1195 Compton.JPG|thumb|Former company headquarters]]
On April 23, 2002, DOME Imaging Systems was purchased by Planar and became the company's medical business unit.<ref>[http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=12674 Planar Systems Acquires DOME Imaging Systems] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604164700/http://www.photonics.com/Content/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=12674 |date=2011-06-04 }} ''Photonics.com'' May 1, 2002</ref> 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.<ref>[http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2006/07/17/daily17.html Planar buys Clarity for $46M] ''Portland Business Journal'' July 19, 2006</ref> On June 19, 2006,<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060719005299/en/Planar-to-Acquire-Clarity-Visual-Systems-Acquisition-Enables-Planars-Entry-into-Command-and-Control-and-Fast-Growing-Digital-Signage-Large-Format-Display-Markets|title = News}}</ref> Planar acquired [[Runco International]], a leading brand in the high-end, custom home theater market.<ref>[http://www.cepro.com/article/planars_acquisition_of_runco_no_end_to_the_party/ Planar’s Acquisition of Runco: No End to the Party] ''CEPro'', May 24, 2007</ref> On August 6, 2008, Planar sold its medical business unit to NDS Surgical Imaging.<ref>[http://portland.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/08/04/daily59.html NDS Surgical Imaging buys Dome Imaging] ''Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal'', August 6, 2008</ref>