| Business Summary | | Planar
Systems,
Inc.
is
a
leading
developer,
manufacturer
and
marketer
of
high
performance
electronic
display
products.
The
Company's
products
include
its
proprietary
electroluminescent
flat
panel
displays,
cathode
ray
tubes,
active
matrix
liquid
crystal
displays,
passive
matrix
liquid
crystal
display
products,
and
backlights.
These
products
are
used
in
a
wide
variety
of
medical,
industrial
(process
control,
instrumentation),
transportation,
communications
and
other
applications.
The
Company
competes
on
a
global
basis
with
full
development,
manufacturing
and
marketing
operations
in
both
the
United
States
and
Europe.
Major
customers
include
Datascope,
Agilent,
Welch
Allyn
Protocol,
Inc.,
Sun
Micro
Systems,
Marconi
Commerce
Systems,
Siemens,
and
Smiths
Industries. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Planar
Systems,
Inc.
engages
in
the
development,
manufacturing,
and
marketing
of
high
performance
electronic
display
products.
For
the
nine
months
ended
6/29/01,
revenues
rose
24%
to
$157.3
million.
Net
income
totaled
$11.1
million,
up
from
$5.4
million.
Revenues
reflect
increased
sales
in
the
medical,
industrial,
and
transportation
segments
and
an
increase
in
intrenational
sales.
Net
income
also
reflects
higher
yields
in
the
AMLCD,
EL
and
CRT
products. | More
from
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| William Walker, 68 Chairman | -- | -- | Balaji Krishnamurthy, 47 Pres,
CEO | $980K | -- | Steven Buhaly, 44 CFO,
VP, Assistant Sec. | -- | -- | Christopher King, Ph.D., 55 Exec.
VP, CTO and Sec. | 365K | $3.2K | Michael Franzi, 45 VP
of Sales and Marketing | -- | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 29-Sep-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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