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'''Chris Curtin''' was the manager of the Display Devices Engineering group in 1980.
'''Chris Curtin''' worked at Tektronix for 26 years, focusing on display technology.
 
==Career==
Two summers working for Tek while attending Lewis and Clark College
Graduated in June 1963 with a BS degree in Physics
June 1963 to June 1989 at Tek in various CRT Design and Manufacturing roles
Retired in 2001 after Flat CRT development at Candescent Technologies in San Jose, CA
 
==Tek Products==
Assisted with the [[321A]], [[422]], [[647]], [[453]] and [[549]] CRT designs.
Project Manager for the CRTs in the [[601]], [[7514]], [[2613]], and [[7623]].
Supervised development of various storage CRTs as a Group and Department manager
After a stint in CRT Manufacturing, named Display Device Operations General Manager.
==Tek Patents==
3,798,494 Non-Storage Electron Multiplier Operation of Transmission Storage Tubes
3,742,286 Fast Writing Bistable Storage Tube and Method of Operation
 
Field Emission Display Patents
25
 
==Tektronix Publications==
TBD
 
==Field Emission Display Publications==
1. G. Hopple and C. Curtin; FED Life and Reliability; Information Display, April/May 2000; p. 34-37
2. C. Curtin and Y. Iguchi; Scaling of FED Display Technology to Large-Area Displays; SID 2000 Digest, p. 1263-1265.
3. G. Hopple, C. Curtin and Y. Hatano; Thin CRT Display Technology Operating Life and Reliability Issues; SID 2000 Digest, p. 1257-1259.
4. C. J. Spindt, T. Fahlen, J. M. Macaulay, C. Curtin, and R. M. Duboc; ThinCRT Flat-Panel-Display Construction and Operating Characteristics; SID 1998 Digest, p. 95-98.
 


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