Ron Peltola
Ronald Wayne Peltola (b. 1938 – ?) is a retired Tektronix engineer. He joined Tektronix in 1961. Please add referenced biography.
In 1973 he was one of first members of the development team for a Digital Network Analyzer called DNA. Other people in the team were Dave Armstrong, Bill Randle, Norm Kerth, Glenn Bateman, Bill Trent, Ellis DuPuy and Dave Hendry. Don Smith and Elvin Gudmumdsen would do the mechanical design. In May 1977 the project was officially cancelled. The device never hit the market. This was the first application of microprocessors at Tektronix - the Intel 4040 and the Motorola Bit-slice processor. This was the first all-digital front panel and display used in an instrument.[1]
Products
- 7A11 probe
- Peltola connector
- 485
- ...
Products by Ron Peltola
| Manufacturer | Model | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tektronix | 7A11 | 250 MHz FET-probe amplifier | John Addis • Ron Peltola • Glenn Bateman | 1969 |
| Tektronix | 485 | 350 MHz portable scope | John Addis • Wink Gross • Gene Andrews • Glenn Bateman • Ron Peltola • Bob Firth • Murlan Kaufman • Bob White • Keith Taylor • Dick Troberg | 1972 |
Components by Ron Peltola
Patents by Ron Peltola
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 3710270A | US | 3710270A | Linear gain control | John Addis • Ron Peltola | Tektronix Inc | 1970-07-28 | 1973-01-09 |
| Patent US 3742425A | US | 3742425A | Coaxial cable connector for circuit board | Ron Peltola • Richard F Guarnero | Tektronix Inc | 1970-12-07 | 1973-06-26 |
| Patent US 3879103A | US | 3879103A | Coaxial cable connector for circuit board | Ron Peltola • Richard F Guarnero | Tektronix Inc | 1973-03-19 | 1975-04-22 |
| Patent US 3906344A | US | 3906344A | Oscilloscope having selectable input impedances | John Addis • Ron Peltola | Tektronix Inc | 1974-04-04 | 1975-09-16 |
