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He led the [[323]] development team.
He led the [[Sony/Tektronix]] development team that developed the first product in this partnership, the [[323|323 miniature oscilloscope]].
 
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Revision as of 12:02, 2 September 2021

John Gates (? – ?) is an electrical engineer who worked joined Tektronix in 1960. He designed (or contributed significantly to) the following instruments:

He led the Sony/Tektronix development team that developed the first product in this partnership, the 323 miniature oscilloscope.

Products by John Gates

Manufacturer Model Description Designers Introduced
Tektronix 545 30 (33) MHz oscilloscope John Gates Dave Barton Bob Shand 1955
Tektronix 585 100 (95) MHz oscilloscope John Gates 1959
Tektronix 545A 30 (33) MHz oscilloscope John Gates Dave Barton Bob Shand 1959
Tektronix 581 100 (95) MHz oscilloscope John Gates 1959
Tektronix 81 plug-in adapter Bill DeVey John Gates 1960
Tektronix 82 85 MHz dual-trace amplifier John Gates 1962
Tektronix 84 calibration fixture John Gates 1962
Tektronix 86 vertical amplifier John Gates 1963
Tektronix 585A 85 MHz oscilloscope John Gates 1963
Tektronix 581A 85 MHz oscilloscope John Gates 1963
Tektronix 545B 30 (33) MHz oscilloscope John Gates Dave Barton Bob Shand 1964
Tektronix 546 50 MHz oscilloscope Bob Rullman Keith Taylor John Gates Gene Kauffman George Smith 1964
Tektronix 547 50 MHz oscilloscope Bob Rullman Keith Taylor John Gates Gene Kauffman George Smith 1964
Tektronix 544 50 MHz oscilloscope Bob Rullman Keith Taylor John Gates Gene Kauffman George Smith 1964
Sony/Tektronix 323 Battery powered 4 MHz scope John Gates 1969

Components by John Gates

Patents by John Gates

Page Office Number Title Inventors Company Filing date Grant date
Patent US 3408533A US 3408533A Low-loss amplification circuit John Gates Tektronix Inc 1966-03-21 1968-10-29
Patent US 3470484A US 3470484A Amplifier having push-pull output with current sharing operation John Gates Tektronix Inc 1967-12-14 1969-09-30
Patent US 3562557A US 3562557A Complementary transistor circuit for driving an output terminal from one voltage level to another, including transistor coupling means between complementary transistors John Gates Tektronix Inc 1968-02-28 1971-02-09

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