Norm Winningstad
Chester Norman Winningstad (b. November 5, 1925 in Berkeley, CA – d. November 24, 2010 in Newport, OR) (→ WikiData) was an electrical engineer who joined Tektronix in 1958.
He managed the first non-oscilloscope business at Tektronix, the Information Display Division (IDD), from 1965.
He left in 1970 to found Floating Point Systems, and later co-founded Lattice Semiconductor.
- WINNINGSTAD, C. NORMAN (S'47-A'49-M'55), Project Engr., Tektronix, Inc., Box 831, Portland, Ore.
Links
- Norm Winningstad @ vintagetek.org
- Norm Winningstad @ Wikipedia
Documents Authored by Norm Winningstad
| Document | Page | Class | Title | Author(s) | Year | Refers to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tekscope 1969 V1 N3 Jun 1969.pdf | 16 | Article | Developing an Information Age Technology | Bob Anderson • Norm Winningstad | 1969 |
Products by Norm Winningstad
| Manufacturer | Model | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tektronix | N | Sampling system plug-in | Norm Winningstad | 1960 |
| Tektronix | 611 | 11" CRT storage monitor | Norm Winningstad • Dan Denham • Carlo Infante • Stu McNaughton • Walt Lowy • Leo Heineck | 1967 |
Components by Norm Winningstad
Patents by Norm Winningstad
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 3105945A | US | 3105945A | Signal energy take off device | Sam McCutcheon • Norm Winningstad • Cliff Moulton | Tektronix Inc | 1960-11-07 | 1963-10-01 |
| Patent US 3181086A | US | 3181086A | Electrical switch with the outer conductors of coaxial leads connected to spaced shield plates | Sam McCutcheon • Norm Winningstad | Tektronix Inc | 1961-06-12 | 1965-04-27 |
| Patent US 3248655A | US | 3248655A | Ratchet memory circuit and sampling system employing such circuit | John Kobbe • Cliff Moulton • John V Rogers • Norm Winningstad | Tektronix Inc | 1962-05-07 | 1966-04-26 |
| Patent US 3317830A | US | 3317830A | Response normalizer delay line input for direct sampling probe | Norm Winningstad | Tektronix Inc | 1963-03-20 | 1967-05-02 |
| Patent US 3430093A | US | 3430093A | Method of write-through operation of direct viewing bistable storage tube to produce nonstored image of high brightness during shortage of another image | Norm Winningstad | Tektronix Inc | 1967-10-16 | 1969-02-25 |
