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'''Bill DeVey''' (June 18, 1940 - June 2, 2020) was an electrical engineer who was with Tektronix from 1963/1964 to 1987.
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|Names=William J DeVey
|Birth date=June 18, 1940
|Birth place=Chicago, IL
|Death date=June 2, 2020
|Death place=
|Countries=USA
|Affiliations=University of Illinois;University of Portland;Tektronix;Credence;Sequent
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}} was an electrical engineer who was with Tektronix from 1963/1964 to 1987.


Bill was born on June 18, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. 
He was married to Helen Eike in Stavenger, La Salle County, Illinois.   
He was married to Helen Eike in Stavenger, La Salle County, Illinois.   
He obtained a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and later an MBA from the University of Portland.
He obtained a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and later an MBA from the University of Portland.
Bill was a circuit designer.  In his early days, he worked in [[Building 81]].
His first instrument was the [[3A7]] which he did under the tutelage of [[John Horn]] in April 1966. 
Shortly afterward he designed the [[1A5]], a Differential Comparator for the 540 series Tektronix mainframes, introduced in January 1967. 
Then he designed the [[81A]], an adaptor for 540 series plugins to work in 580 series mainframes.
He is most famous for another Differential Comparator, the popular [[7A13]] plugin introduced in August 1969 along with other 7000 series plugins and mainframes.
In September 1969, Bill worked for [[Phil Crosby]] in “Conventional Instruments” on the third floor of [[Building 50]].
This was followed by his design of the [[7B52]] dual time base in August 1971 and the [[7B92]] with [[Les Larson]] introduced in 1972.
In December 1973, Bill worked in IDD Engineering in [[Building 86]], which was the location of IDD (Information Display Di[vision) engineering
before the Wilsonville campus was finished.


Bill married Nancy Walter on September 6, 1975, in Clatsop, Oregon.
Bill married Nancy Walter on September 6, 1975, in Clatsop, Oregon.


In May of 1978, Bill was in IDO (Information Display Operations?) in [[Building 60]].
Bill was a circuit designer.  In his early days, he worked in [[Building 81]].
In September 1969, Bill worked for [[Phil Crosby]] in “Conventional Instruments” on the third floor of [[Building 50]].
In December 1973, Bill worked in IDD Engineering in [[Building 86]], which was the location of IDD (Information Display Division) engineering before the Wilsonville campus was finished.  


In November 1979, Bill was working in IDD (Information Display Division) in [[Building 63]].
In May of 1978, Bill was in IDO (Information Display Operations?) in [[Building 60]]. In November 1979, Bill was working in IDD (Information Display Division) in [[Building 63]].


Bill is not listed in the March 1986 Communications Directory.
Bill is not listed in the March 1986 Communications Directory.
He worked for other electronics companies in the area after leaving Tek, including Credence Corporation and Sequent Computer Systems (later bought by IBM).
He worked for other electronics companies in the area after leaving Tek, including Credence Corporation and Sequent Computer Systems (later bought by IBM).
   
   
==Tektronix products==
==Tektronix products==
* Designed [[155-0049-00]]
* His first instrument was the [[3A7]] which he did under the tutelage of [[John Horn]] in April 1966. 
* Designed [[7A13]]  
* Shortly afterward he designed the [[1A5]], a Differential Comparator for the 540 series Tektronix mainframes, introduced in January 1967. 
* Worked on [[7904]] according to http://www.rdmag.com/award-winners/1971/01/model-7904-oscilloscope
* Then he designed the [[81A]], an adaptor for 540 series plugins to work in 580 series mainframes.
* Project engineer for [[7623]] and [[7613]] according to  ''Three kinds of Storage'', in [[Media:Tekscope 1972 V4 N4 Jul 1972.pdf | Tekscope, July 1972]] or [http://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/tektronix_three_kinds_of_storage.html @ radiomuseum.org]
* He is most famous for another Differential Comparator, the popular [[7A13]] plugin introduced in August 1969 along with other 7000 series plugins and mainframes.
* ... please add ...
* This was followed by his design of the [[7B52]] dual time base in August 1971 and the [[7B92]] with [[Les Larson]] introduced in 1972.
* He designed the [[155-0049-00]] sweep control chip
* He worked on the [[7904]] according to http://www.rdmag.com/award-winners/1971/01/model-7904-oscilloscope
* Bill was the Project Engineer for [[7623]] and [[7613]] according to  ''Three kinds of Storage'', in [[Media:Tekscope 1972 V4 N4 Jul 1972.pdf | Tekscope, July 1972]] or [http://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/tektronix_three_kinds_of_storage.html @ radiomuseum.org]
 
{{Documents|Author=Bill DeVey}}
{{Designer|Bill DeVey}}
{{Patents|Bill DeVey}}


==Links==
==Links==
* https://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-devey/11/4a7/201
* https://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-devey/11/4a7/201


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[[Category:Tektronix people]]
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Latest revision as of 04:29, 13 October 2023

William J DeVey (b. June 18, 1940 in Chicago, IL – d. June 2, 2020) was an electrical engineer who was with Tektronix from 1963/1964 to 1987.

He was married to Helen Eike in Stavenger, La Salle County, Illinois. He obtained a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and later an MBA from the University of Portland.

Bill married Nancy Walter on September 6, 1975, in Clatsop, Oregon.

Bill was a circuit designer. In his early days, he worked in Building 81. In September 1969, Bill worked for Phil Crosby in “Conventional Instruments” on the third floor of Building 50. In December 1973, Bill worked in IDD Engineering in Building 86, which was the location of IDD (Information Display Division) engineering before the Wilsonville campus was finished.

In May of 1978, Bill was in IDO (Information Display Operations?) in Building 60. In November 1979, Bill was working in IDD (Information Display Division) in Building 63.

Bill is not listed in the March 1986 Communications Directory.

He worked for other electronics companies in the area after leaving Tek, including Credence Corporation and Sequent Computer Systems (later bought by IBM).

Tektronix products

  • His first instrument was the 3A7 which he did under the tutelage of John Horn in April 1966.
  • Shortly afterward he designed the 1A5, a Differential Comparator for the 540 series Tektronix mainframes, introduced in January 1967.
  • Then he designed the 81A, an adaptor for 540 series plugins to work in 580 series mainframes.
  • He is most famous for another Differential Comparator, the popular 7A13 plugin introduced in August 1969 along with other 7000 series plugins and mainframes.
  • This was followed by his design of the 7B52 dual time base in August 1971 and the 7B92 with Les Larson introduced in 1972.
  • He designed the 155-0049-00 sweep control chip
  • He worked on the 7904 according to http://www.rdmag.com/award-winners/1971/01/model-7904-oscilloscope
  • Bill was the Project Engineer for 7623 and 7613 according to Three kinds of Storage, in Tekscope, July 1972 or @ radiomuseum.org

Documents Authored by Bill DeVey

Products by Bill DeVey

Manufacturer Model Description Designers Introduced
Tektronix 81 plug-in adapter Bill DeVey • John Gates 1960
Tektronix 3A7 Differential amplifier plug-in Bill DeVey 1965
Tektronix 1A5 50 MHz Differential Amplifier Bill DeVey 1967
Tektronix 7A13 100 MHz Differential Comparator Bill DeVey 1969
Tektronix 7B52 100 MHz Dual Timebase Bill DeVey 1970
Tektronix 7B92 500 MHz dual timebase Bill DeVey • Val Garuts 1971
Tektronix 7904 500 MHz non-storage mainframe Val Garuts • Thor Hallen • John McCormick • Les Larson • Bill DeVey • Bill Peek • Hans Springer • Joe Burger • Joel Swanno • Ken Hawken 1971
Tektronix 7623 100 MHz multi-mode storage scope Bill DeVey • John Durecka • Doug Giesbers • Ed Wolf • Chuck Davis • Dave McCullough • Dick Anderson 1972
Tektronix 7613 100 MHz variable-persistence storage mainframe Bill DeVey • John Durecka • Doug Giesbers • Ed Wolf • Chuck Davis • Dave McCullough • Dick Anderson 1972
Tektronix 7623A 100 MHz multi-mode storage scope Bill DeVey • John Durecka • Doug Giesbers • Ed Wolf • Chuck Davis • Dave McCullough • Dick Anderson 1974
Tektronix R7903 500 MHz non-storage mainframe Val Garuts • Thor Hallen • John McCormick • Les Larson • Bill DeVey • Bill Peek • Hans Springer • Joe Burger • Joel Swanno • Ken Hawken 1974
Tektronix 7623B 100 MHz multi-mode storage scope Bill DeVey • John Durecka • Doug Giesbers • Ed Wolf • Chuck Davis • Dave McCullough • Dick Anderson 1990

Components by Bill DeVey

Model Class Description Designers Used in
155-0049-00 Monolithic integrated circuit sweep control with lockout Bill DeVey 335 • 464 • 465 • 466 • 475 • 475A • 475M • 485 • 5B31 • 5B40 • 5B52 • 5B42 • 5B44 • 7B53A • 7B80 • 7B85 • 7B87 • 7B92A • 7B90P • 7B10 • 7B15 • SC502 • 7B42N • AN/USM-281C • 067-0657-00

Patents by Bill DeVey

Page Office Number Title Inventors Company Filing date Grant date
Patent US 3599202A US 3599202A Analog-to-digital converter Bill DeVey Tektronix Inc 1969-01-21 1971-08-10
Patent US 3663832A US 3663832A Delay pickoff circuit Bill DeVey • Les Larson Tektronix Inc 1971-03-17 1972-05-16

Links

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