Editing Planar Systems (section)

===2010s===
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.  Under the terms of the transaction, consideration consists of a $6.5 million base purchase price, of which $3.9 million was paid in cash at closing and $2.6 million was paid in the form of a promissory note.<ref>
{{cite web
  | url = https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121130005314/en/Planar-Announces-Sale-Electroluminescent-EL-Business-Beneq
  | title = Planar Announces Sale of Electroluminescent (EL) Business to Beneq (press release)
  | date = November 30, 2012
  | publisher = Berkshire Hathaway Co
  | website = www.businesswire.com
  | access-date = April 1, 2018
  | author = Kim Brown 
  | editor = Planar Systems
}}</ref> Planar was purchased by Leyard Optoelectronic Co. of China in 2015 for $157 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rogoway|first1=Mike|title=Planar closes $157 million sale to Chinese company|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/11/planar_closes_157_million_sale.html|access-date=8 December 2015|work=The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=November 27, 2015}}</ref> It became a subsidiary after formerly trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol PLNR.

In November 2016, Planar announced that it was to enter a merger agreement with NaturalPoint Inc., which sells infrared point tracking systems for use on CGI movie sets (Optitrack), and home use both for assisted computing (Smartnav) and computer gaming ([[TrackIR]]). The merger was finalized in January 2017. NaturalPoint will remain a separate business with its own executive team, customers, and market initiatives.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.avinteractive.com/news/business/planar-finalises-merger-agreement-with-naturalpoint-31-01-2017/|title=Planar finalises merger agreement with NaturalPoint|date=2017-01-31|newspaper=AV Magazine {{!}} Pro AV news, analysis and comment from Europe’s leading Audio Visual title|access-date=2017-02-07|language=en-US}}</ref>