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}} was a Tektronix engineer. | }} was a Tektronix engineer. | ||
In 1950 he joined the U.S. Air Force and trained as a fighter pilot flying F-84s. In 1958 he graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, then moved to Silicon Valley where he worked at Sylvania while completing his master's in electrical engineering from Stanford in 1960. | In 1950 he joined the U.S. Air Force and trained as a fighter pilot flying F-84s. In 1958 he graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, then moved to Silicon Valley where he worked at Sylvania while completing his master's in electrical engineering from Stanford in 1960<ref>[https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/carl-battjes-obituary?id=19269082 Carl Battjes Obituary] @ OregonLive</ref>. | ||
Battjes had designed a 300 MHz transistor amplifier at [[Sylvania]] before he joined Tektronix in 1961 to work on high-speed amplifiers. | Battjes had designed a 300 MHz transistor amplifier at [[Sylvania]] before he joined Tektronix in 1961 to work on high-speed amplifiers. | ||
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In 1971, Battjes left the portable oscilloscope group and joined the IC design group within Tektronix. | In 1971, Battjes left the portable oscilloscope group and joined the IC design group within Tektronix. | ||
He founded and taught the Tek Amplifier Frequency and Transient Response (AFTR) course<ref>[https://picture.iczhiku.com/resource/eetop/sHIglUHSZETZeBBN.pdf D.Feucht, ''Designing High-Performance Amplifiers'']]</ref>. | |||
He took early retirement in 1983, then did consulting for the next 10 years as a registered professional engineer. | He took early retirement in 1983, then did consulting for the next 10 years as a registered professional engineer. | ||
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