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-|Names=Bruce Hofer
+|Names=Bruce Edward Hofer
-|Birth date=
+|Birth date=1948
-|Birth place=
+|Birth place=Portland
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-|Affiliations=Tektronix; Audio Precision
+|Affiliations=Oregon State University;Tektronix; Audio Precision;Preamble Instruments
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-}} worked on [[11000-series scopes|11k series]] time bases design (with [[Art Metz]]).
+}}  worked as an assistant in the Lab Instruments division of Tektronix while studying at Oregon State University.
+After graduading in in Electrical Engineering in 1970, he joined Tek fulltime, working on the [[7000-series scopes|7000 series]].
-He designed low distortion oscillators and harmonic distortion measuring equipment for [[5000-series_scopes|5000 series]].
+Hofer worked on 7000-series time base design, partly with [[Art Metz]], [[Les Larson]].
-Unable to convince Tek management there was a market for this, Bruce quit and founded [[Audio Precision]] with [[Bob Metzler]] and at least one other.
+He later switched to audio, designing low distortion oscillators and harmonic distortion measuring equipment (lead engineer on the [[SG505]] audio oscillator and the [[AA501]] distortion analyzer, and [[TM5000]] plugins).
-Audio Precision became the world standard for audio manufacturers.  Bruce became majority owner of AP.
+Unable to convince Tek management there was a market for this, in 1984 Bruce quit and cofounded [[Audio Precision]] with [[Bob Metzler]], [[Richard Cabot]], and [[Robert Wright]].
+Audio Precision became the world standard for audio test equipment manufacturers.
+Bruce became majority owner of AP in 2002.
+Hofer along with [[Bob Metzler]] helped launch [[Preamble Instruments]].
+==Links==
+* [https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/news/view-from-the-top-precisely-performance-driven-bruce-hofer-chairman-and-co-founder-audio-precision View From The Top: Bruce Hofer, Audio Precision]
+* [https://vintagetek.org/years-at-tektronix-hofer/ My Years at Tektronix] by Bruce Hofer @ vintagetek.org
+{{Designer|Bruce Hofer}}
+{{Patents|Bruce Hofer}}
 [[Category:Tektronix people]]