Much like the venerable NE555 timer IC and Intel’s 8051 MCU architecture, it would seem that certain chips and designs are simply made to become commodities in the future.

Figure 4 NE555 test setup: schematic, scope traces, and layout. The 555 Second Version was never built. The ZSCT1555 has been discontinued. But the NE555, after fifty years—and ten years after Hans ...

The bipolar NE555 timer IC is widely used in inductorless dc-dc converters, most frequently in doubling and inverting converters. However, another very popular IC, the LM386 audio amplifier, may ...

We celebrate everyone’s favourite timer chip here at Hackaday, ... 16 thoughts on “ Levitate The NE555 Way ” Jon says: April 4, 2022 at 1:21 pm Should have used a ...