Ic 555 Circuit. In 1972 signetics corporation first introduced this device as the se ne 555. It works as square wave form generator with duty cycle varying from 50 to 100 oscillator and can also provide time delay in circuits.
Its name is derived from three 5k ohm resistors connected in series used in it the timer ic can produce required waveform accurately. In 2017 it was said over a billion 555 timers are produced. The ic 555 monostable action is initiated by pressing s1 momentarily.
This timer circuit is wired as an astable multivibrator to display a seven segment counter with the help of the counter ic cd 4033.
555 timer was first introduced by signetics corporation in 1971 as se555 ne555. Inverter is also a timing based circuit whose frequency and duty cycle are important parameter. The basic 555 oscillator circuit is very versatile and we can create a number of interesting variations from it. Derivatives provide two or four timing circuits in one package it was commercialized in 1972 by signetics.