September 2025: Tektronix introduces 7 Series DPO, setting a new benchmark in ultra-high-performance test and measurement. Featuring custom ASICs, this new oscilloscope is purpose-built for engineering teams and researchers pushing the boundaries of high-speed communications, high-energy physics, AI, and quantum computing. Introduces the MP5000 Series Modular Precision Test system, the first-of-its-kind system brings unmatched flexibility, density, and automation to validation and production environments.

In the same year, Tektronix launched the industry's first IsoVu isolated current probe (TICP Series) using radio frequency (RF) isolation technology, setting a new standard for high-bandwidth, low-noise current measurement.

2022: Released the industry's first PCIe 6.0 compliance solution, pioneering standard testing support for high-performance computing in data centers, AI/ML, and other fields.

2020: Introduced the second-generation optically isolated probe, optimized for fast, high‑precision testing of wide‑bandgap devices like SiC and GaN.

2019: Launched TekDrive, the first cloud-based platform for test and measurement data, allowing engineers to share and collaborate straight from their scopes.

2018: Keithley launched its first touchscreen DMM / DAQ system

2017: Tektronix lauched its first 8-channel oscilloscope built for touch World-class SW touch-first scope UX

2016: Introduced the first generation of optically isolated probes, the IsoVu TIVM Series. IsoVu uses an electro‑optic sensor to convert the input signal into an optically modulated signal, isolating the device under test from Tektronix oscilloscopes.

2015: Keithley launched its first touchscreen DMM.

2013: Keithley launched its first touchscreen SMU. 

2010: Launched the first browser-based real-time remote control for instruments. Acquired Keithley Instruments, greatly enhancing precision low-level measurement and semiconductor parameter test solutions.

2005: Launched TSP, an innovative platform for software automation.

Throughout the 1990s: Advances in memory and power testing enabled more compact, energy‑efficient infrastructure and helped propel the mass adoption of mobile phones.

1998: Introduced the first Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope (DPO), featuring a unique parallel-processing architecture that captured, displayed, and analyzed complex signals with real-time 3D intensity information, fundamentally transforming digital design and debug.

1996: Tektronix introduced the first TDS200 Series, applying advanced real-time digital technology to entry-level instruments and helping usher in the digital oscilloscope era.

1995: Keithley introduced its first bench Source Measure Unit (SMU) and semiconductor parametric test solutions (early precursors to later SMUs) for automated device characterization.

1979:  Tektronix introduced the 7104, a 1 GHz non-memory 7000 Series oscilloscope mainframe. Its unique microchannel plate CRT delivered exceptional clarity even at high scan speeds, earning Electronics Products magazine’s “Product of the Year” award.

1973: Tektronix participated in ARPANET communication testing with IBM and university laboratories, helping lay the groundwork for the Internet age.

1972: Tektronix established its internal R&D arm, Tek Labs, to pursue fundamental research across areas such as integrated circuits, solid-state devices, cathode ray tubes, and software programming. The lab gave doctoral researchers the freedom to explore new ideas, helping lay the groundwork for later breakthroughs and spin-off companies such as TriQuint Semiconductor.

1950s – 60s: Tektronix built a strong internal education program whose curriculum rivaled that of local community colleges and universities, earning it the affectionate nickname “Tektronix University”. The company also fostered an informal, egalitarian culture and placed a strong emphasis on employee development.

1950s: Tektronix testing equipment played a key role in the development of the world’s first video recorder and color television. The company received seven Emmy Awards for these contributions, cementing its leadership in broadcasting and television technology.

1946: Howard Vollum and Jack Murdock founded "Tekrad" in the basement of a house in Portland. Their experience developing radar during World War II laid the groundwork for future innovations.

1979:  Tektronix introduced the 7104, a 1 GHz non-memory 7000 Series oscilloscope mainframe. Its unique microchannel plate CRT delivered exceptional clarity even at high scan speeds, earning Electronics Products magazine’s “Product of the Year” award.

1973: Tektronix participated in ARPANET communication testing with IBM and university laboratories, helping lay the groundwork for the Internet age.

1960s – 70s: Tektronix was deeply involved in major strategic programs, with its instruments providing essential testing support for NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, IBM’s mainframe computer development, and the early evolution of cellular phones.

Throughout the 1990s: Advances in memory and power testing enabled more compact, energy‑efficient infrastructure and helped propel the mass adoption of mobile phones.

1998: Introduced the first Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope (DPO), featuring a unique parallel-processing architecture that captured, displayed, and analyzed complex signals with real-time 3D intensity information, fundamentally transforming digital design and debug.

1995: Keithley introduced its first bench Source Measure Unit (SMU) and semiconductor parametric test solutions (early precursors to later SMUs) for automated device characterization.

2018: Keithley launched its first touchscreen DMM / DAQ system

2017: Tektronix lauched its first 8-channel oscilloscope built for touch World-class SW touch-first scope UX

2015: Keithley launched its first touchscreen DMM.

2013: Keithley launched its first touchscreen SMU. 

2010: Launched the first browser-based real-time remote control for instruments. Acquired Keithley Instruments, greatly enhancing precision low-level measurement and semiconductor parameter test solutions.

2005: Launched TSP, an innovative platform for software automation.

September 2025: Tektronix introduces 7 Series DPO, setting a new benchmark in ultra-high-performance test and measurement. Featuring custom ASICs, this new oscilloscope is purpose-built for engineering teams and researchers pushing the boundaries of high-speed communications, high-energy physics, AI, and quantum computing. Introduces the MP5000 Series Modular Precision Test system, the first-of-its-kind system brings unmatched flexibility, density, and automation to validation and production environments.

In the same year, Tektronix launched the industry's first IsoVu isolated current probe (TICP Series) using radio frequency (RF) isolation technology, setting a new standard for high-bandwidth, low-noise current measurement.

2022: Released the industry's first PCIe 6.0 compliance solution, pioneering standard testing support for high-performance computing in data centers, AI/ML, and other fields.

2020: Introduced the second-generation optically isolated probe, optimized for fast, high‑precision testing of wide‑bandgap devices like SiC and GaN.

2019: Launched TekDrive, the first cloud-based platform for test and measurement data, allowing engineers to share and collaborate straight from their scopes.