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'''John Addis''' is an engineer who worked for Tektronix (now retired).
{{Person
 
|Names=John Lindsey Addis
He contributed to many developments; inter alia, he designed the [[7A11]] and [[067-0681-01]].
|Birth date= March 30, 1941,
|Birth place=Plainfield, NJ
|Death date=
|Death place=
|Countries=USA
|Affiliations=MIT;Tektronix;Preamble Instruments
|Wikidata id=
}} is an engineer who worked for Tektronix (7/1963 - 4/1991). He obtained a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT.


==Links==
==Links==
* John Addis, ''Good Engineering and Fast Vertical Amplifiers'', in Jim Williams (Ed.), ''Analog Circuit Design: Art, Science and Personalities'' (1991), p.114,
* John Addis, ''Good Engineering and Fast Vertical Amplifiers'', in Jim Williams (Ed.), ''Analog Circuit Design: Art, Science and Personalities'' (1991), p.107+  (Ref 1)
 
* [http://extras.springer.com/2006/978-0-387-28340-1/wbamps5.pdf#page117 P.Starič, E. Margan: Wideband Amplifiers] (Ref. 2)
* [http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2011/09/a_tektronix_oscilloscope_that.html A Tektronix oscilloscope that moved faster than light?]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110926020847/http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2011/09/a_tektronix_oscilloscope_that.html A Tektronix oscilloscope that moved faster than light?] The Oregonian, 23 Sep 2011.  (Original no longer accessible, link via archive.org.), and the paper referred to in that article, [http://www.hep.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/examples/superluminal.pdf Kirk T. McDonald, ''Radiation from a Superluminal Source'']
* [https://tek-retirees.com/august-2020-newsletter/ Biography in Tek Retirees August 2020 newsletter]
==Designer==
* designed the [[1A7]] (not the 1A7A, which was designed by [[Thor Hallen]] and is electrically similar to the [[7A22]]).  The 1A7 was Addis' first design at Tektronix.
* [[10A2A]]
* designed the [[7A11]] and [[7A29]] amplifiers
* designed the [[067-0681-01]] pulse generator / calibration fixture
* designed the [[155-0078-xx]] (M84) amplifier chip
* with [[Wink Gross]], co-designed the vertical amplifier for the [[485]] (Ref 1)
* responsible for vertical system in the [[7104]]
* with [[Wink Gross]], co-designed the hybrid amplifiers for the [[7104]] (Ref 1) - [[155-0173-00]], [[155-0175-00]], [[155-0076-00]], [[155-0180-00]], [[155-0181-00]]
* [[M377|M377 preamplifier IC]] for [[11000-series scopes]] (Ref 2, Ref 1)
{{Documents|Author=John Addis}}
{{Designer|John Addis}}
{{Patents|John Addis}}


==Photo==
==Photos==
* [http://www.vintagetek.org/slideshowpro/m/?gallery=a6d3f38582bb95e1a646f102ab6a4f5f4&back=0&info=1&sharpening=1 John Addis photo @ vintagetek.org]
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John addis and barrie gilbert mar 2010.jpg|John Addis and [[Barrie Gilbert]] 3/2010
Zorana staric and john addis aug 2005.jpg|Zorana Starič and John Addis 8/2005
John addis fixing 547 nov 2010.jpg|John Addis fixing a [[547]] 11/2010
</gallery>


[[Category:Tektronix people]]
[[Category:Tektronix people]]

Latest revision as of 23:38, 11 September 2024

John Lindsey Addis (b. March 30, 1941, in Plainfield, NJ – ?) is an engineer who worked for Tektronix (7/1963 - 4/1991). He obtained a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT.

Links

Designer

Documents Authored by John Addis

Document Page Class Title Author(s) Year Refers to
Electronic-Engineering-Aug-Sept-1988-Versatile-Analogue-Chip-John-Addis.pdf Article Versatile Analogue Chip for Oscilloscope Plug-ins John Addis 1988 M377 • 11A32 • 11A33 • 11A34 • 11A52 • Cascomp • Overdrive • Thermals • Gilbert multiplier • Pat Quinn • Gary Polhemus • Art Metz

Products by John Addis

Manufacturer Model Description Designers Introduced
Tektronix 067-0681-01 Pulse Generator John Addis (?)
Tektronix 067-0518-00 Calibration Fixture John Addis (?)
Tektronix 067-0594-00 Harmonic Generator John Addis (?)
Preamble Instruments Preamble DA1855 100 MHz differential amplifier John Addis (?)
Tektronix 1A7 Differential amplifier John Addis 1965
Tektronix 10A2A 100 MHz dual channel amplifier plugin John Addis 1967
Tektronix 7A11 250 MHz FET-probe amplifier John Addis • Ron Peltola • Glenn Bateman 1969
Tektronix 485 350 MHz portable scope John Addis • Wink Gross • Gene Andrews • Glenn Bateman • Ron Peltola • Bob Firth • Murlan Kaufman • Bob White • Keith Taylor • Dick Troberg 1972
Tektronix 7A29 1 GHz amplifier John Addis • Val Garuts 1978
Tektronix 7104 1 GHz mainframe with MCP CRT Val Garuts • Gene Andrews • Hans Springer • John Addis • Wink Gross • Art Metz • Aris Silzars • Conrad Odenthal • Dave Morgan 1978
Tektronix R7103 1 GHz non-storage mainframe Val Garuts • Gene Andrews • Hans Springer • John Addis • Wink Gross • Art Metz • Aris Silzars • Conrad Odenthal • Dave Morgan 1985
Tektronix 7A29P 1 GHz programmable amplifier John Addis 1988

Components by John Addis

Model Class Description Designers Used in
155-0076-00 Monolithic integrated circuit input protection and probe logic John Addis • Wink Gross 465 • 485 • 7A29 • 7A29P • 11A52 • 11A71 • 11A72 • SCD1000
155-0078-00 Monolithic integrated circuit broadband amplifier John Addis 464 • 465 • 466 • 468 • 475 • 475A • 475M • 485 • 7834 • 7844 • 7854 • 7904 • R7903 • R7912 • 7912AD • 7912HB • 7104 • 7A16A • 7A16P • 7A24 • 7A26 • 7A42 • 067-0587-01 • 067-0680-00 • AM503 • PG502 • PG508 • DC510 • DC5010 • FG5010
155-0173-00 Hybrid integrated circuit vertical channel switch John Addis • Wink Gross 7104 • R7103 • 7904A • 7934 • EG&G N-AM-173A
155-0175-00 Monolithic integrated circuit broadband amplifier John Addis • Wink Gross • Carl Battjes 7904A • 7912HB • 7934 • 7104 • R7103 • 7A29 • 7A29P • 7F10 • 067-0587-02 • 067-0587-10 • 11A71 • SCD1000 • EG&G N-AM-173A
155-0180-00 Hybrid integrated circuit fast input protection John Addis • Wink Gross 7A29 • 7A29P • 7F10 • 11A71
155-0181-00 Hybrid integrated circuit input amplifier John Addis • Wink Gross 7A29 • 7A29P • 7F10 • 11A71
155-0273-00 Monolithic integrated circuit broadband vertical amplifier John Addis 2220 • 2221 • 2230 • 2232
155-0274-00 Monolithic integrated circuit broadband vertical amplifier John Addis 2220 • 2221 • 2230
165-2456-00 Hybrid integrated circuit amplifier John Addis AM503A • AM503B
M377 Monolithic integrated circuit amplifier John Addis 11A16 • 11A32 • 11A33 • 11A34 • 11A52 • 2245 • 2245A • 2247 • 2247A • 2252 • TDS410 • TDS420 • TDS460 • TDS520D • TDS540D • TDS580D • TDS680C • TDS684C • TDS714L • TDS724D • TDS754D • TDS784D
M474 Monolithic integrated circuit amplifier John Addis • Ivan John Cousins 11A32 • 11A34
M694 Monolithic integrated circuit amplifier John Addis 165-2456-00
M753 Monolithic integrated circuit buffer amplifier John Addis H2462
M777 Monolithic integrated circuit amplifier John Addis • Bob Woolhiser • Rich Huard H2462

Patents by John Addis

Page Office Number Title Inventors Company Filing date Grant date
Patent US 3582807A US 3582807A Amplifier gain control circuit including diode bridge John Addis Tektronix Inc 1969-07-28 1971-06-01
Patent US 3710270A US 3710270A Linear gain control John Addis • Ron Peltola Tektronix Inc 1970-07-28 1973-01-09
Patent US 3906344A US 3906344A Oscilloscope having selectable input impedances John Addis • Ron Peltola Tektronix Inc 1974-04-04 1975-09-16
Patent US 4132958A US 4132958A Feedbeside correction circuit for an amplifier John Addis • Bruce Hofer Tektronix Inc 1977-10-31 1979-01-02
Patent US 4390852A US 4390852A Buffer amplifier John Addis Tektronix Inc 1981-04-13 1983-06-28
Patent US 4551636A US 4551636A Wide bandwidth signal coupling circuit having a variable voltage-level shift from input to output Gene Andrews • John Addis Tektronix Inc 1983-05-25 1985-11-05
Patent US 4647889A US 4647889A Rotary control having variable detents John Addis Tektronix Inc 1985-11-15 1987-03-03
Patent US 4704558A US 4704558A Method and apparatus for automatic oscilloscope calibration John Addis • Dave Morgan Tektronix Inc 1985-12-02 1987-11-03
Patent US 4731693A US 4731693A Connection apparatus for integrated circuit William E. Berg • John Addis Tektronix Inc 1986-09-29 1988-03-15
Patent US 4667146A US 4667146A Voltage-controlled push-pull current source John Addis Tektronix Inc 1986-10-10 1987-05-19
Patent US 4713627A US 4713627A Active filter with bootstrapping John Addis Tektronix Inc 1986-10-10 1987-12-15
Patent US 4725790A US 4725790A Broadband DC level shift circuit with feedback John Addis • Pat Quinn Tektronix Inc 1986-10-14 1988-02-16
Patent US 4731588A US 4731588A Gain selectable amplifier with resonance compensation John Addis • Clifford E. Baker • Pat Quinn Tektronix Inc 1986-10-14 1988-03-15
Patent US 4714896A US 4714896A Precision differential amplifier having fast overdrive recovery John Addis Tektronix Inc 1986-10-15 1987-12-22
Patent US 5075636A US 5075636A Differential amplifier with fast overdrive recovery John Addis • Davorin Fundak • Frank G. DiGiovanni Tektronix Inc 1990-12-03 1991-12-24

Photos

  • John Addis and Barrie Gilbert 3/2010

    John Addis and Barrie Gilbert 3/2010

  • Zorana Starič and John Addis 8/2005

    Zorana Starič and John Addis 8/2005

  • John Addis fixing a 547 11/2010

    John Addis fixing a 547 11/2010

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