Rob Kam
Created page with "thumb|right|Texas Instruments NE555 in DIP-8 and SO-8 packages The '''555 timer''' IC was designed in 1970 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Camenzind Hans Camenzind]. There are hundreds of applications for the 555. The 556 is two independent timers in the same package.<ref>[http://www.righto.com/2016/02/555-timer-teardown-inside-worlds-most.html 555 timer teardown: inside the world's most popular IC], Ken Shirriff's blog, Feb 2016</ref..."