The 555 timer IC has been around now for quite some time and the list of ... making it ideally suited to touch plate circuits. An example of a dual plate controller can be seen in the first circuit ...

If you’re not familiar with the 555 timer, suffice it to say that this versatile integrated circuit is probably the ... and a latch made from a 74LVC2G02 dual NOR gate. The comparators have ...

But what if you think even the lowly 555 timer is overkill ... through the process of creating an analog of the classic integrated circuit on a somewhat larger scale. Finally, we can replace ...

In this design, a classic 555 timer IC consumes zero current in its quiescent mode and wakes up quickly in a known state. Build your own signal-conditioning modules to provide the amount of voltage, ...

Finally, the ICs are large by today’s standards and use the dual-inline package (DIP ... you no longer go for the 555 timer IC. Instead, you program a cheap 8-bit PIC processor to do the ...

The 555 timer is a versatile integrated circuit (IC) that can control timing in electronic circuits. It's one of the most widely used ICs due to its reliability and flexibility.

Hans Camenzind, the designer of the popular 555 timer IC died this week in Silicon Valley. He was 78. My condolences to his family and friends. Hans came to the U.S. from Switzerland in 1960.