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{{Person | |||
|Names=Hiro Moriyasu | |||
|Birth date=1935 | |||
|Birth place=Kure, Hiroshima, Japan | |||
|Death date=17 July 2005 | |||
|Death place=Portland, OR | |||
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|Affiliations=Tektronix;Electro Scientific, Inc.; Zeelan Technology; Acumar Technology | |||
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}} was an engineer who joined Tektronix in 1959 for a career spanning more than 25 years. | |||
He pioneered the digital oscilloscope and other advanced computer technologies, and held more than 20 U.S. patents. | He pioneered the digital oscilloscope and other advanced computer technologies, and held more than 20 U.S. patents. | ||
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In the early 1970s, Hiro became the general manager of a new division of Tektronix focused on scientific graphic computing. | In the early 1970s, Hiro became the general manager of a new division of Tektronix focused on scientific graphic computing. | ||
Upon leaving Tektronix, Hiro spent two years at Electro Scientific, Inc., co-founded | Upon leaving Tektronix, Hiro spent two years at Electro Scientific, Inc., co-founded Zeelan Technology in 1990 (acquired by Mentor in 1996) and founded of Acumar Technology in 1998 (acquired by Lafayette Instruments in 2006). | ||
Zeelan Technology in 1990 (acquired by Mentor in 1996) and founded of Acumar Technology | |||
in 1998 (acquired by Lafayette Instruments in 2006). | |||
Moriyasu was born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima Kure, Hiroshima, Japan]. He came to the United States in 1953 as an electrical engineering student at Oregon State University. He died in Portland, Oregon on 17 July 2005, aged 70. | Moriyasu was born in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima Kure, Hiroshima, Japan]. He came to the United States in 1953 as an electrical engineering student at Oregon State University. | ||
He died in Portland, Oregon on 17 July 2005, aged 70. | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||