Aris Silzars
Aris K. Silzars (? in Riga, Latvia – ?) worked on design of high speed deflection structure for 7104 and other CRT developments.
He holds a Master's degree in Physics and a PhD in Electrical Engineering (1969). Previously worked at Watkins-Johnson. Now lives in Seattle area. Has a spectacular home laboratory in his home which includes two electron microscopes (that Dennis Tillman and he were able to resurrect.)
Products by Aris Silzars
| Manufacturer | Model | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tektronix | 7104 | 1 GHz mainframe with MCP CRT | Val Garuts • Gene Andrews • Hans Springer • John Addis • Wink Gross • Art Metz • Aris Silzars • Conrad Odenthal • Dave Morgan | 1978 |
| Tektronix | R7103 | 1 GHz non-storage mainframe | Val Garuts • Gene Andrews • Hans Springer • John Addis • Wink Gross • Art Metz • Aris Silzars • Conrad Odenthal • Dave Morgan | 1985 |
Components by Aris Silzars
| Model | Class | Description | Designers | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T7100 | CRT | micro-channel plate CRT | Dennis Hall • Aris Silzars • Conrad Odenthal | 7104 • R7103 |
Patents by Aris Silzars
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 4110749A | US | 4110749A | Touch display to digital encoding system | Bozidar Janko • Aris Silzars | Tektronix Inc | 1977-05-06 | 1978-08-29 |
| Patent US 4207492A | US | 4207492A | Slow-wave high frequency deflection structure | William H. Tomison • Bozidar Janko • Myron A. Bostwick Jr. • Aris Silzars | Tektronix Inc | 1978-08-07 | 1980-06-10 |