First introduced in the early 1970s, the 555 timer integrated circuit is arguably one of the most popular ICs ever made. Rediscover the iconic 555, how it works and its many uses with the new Book of ...

The 555 timer IC, originally introduced by the Signetics Corporation around 1971, is perhaps one of the most popular analog integrated circuits ever produced. In this new Elektor book, the focus is on ...

The automatic street-cum-porch light integrates the functionalities of street and porch lights into a single unit, optimising space and reducing clutter. By using LEDs, it offers energy savings and ...

Working with electricity can be a daunting and life-threatening task if you are a beginner in the electronic/electrical field, and things can go very wrong when electricity is not properly handled, ...

Abstract: This paper reports an industry standard monolithic 555-timer circuit designed and fabricated in the in-house silicon carbide (SiC) low-voltage bipolar technology. This paper demonstrates the ...

Water conservation is the biggest concern these days. Smaller human error can lead to gallons of waste of water due to improper system management of water. Using this ...

In electronics, a monostable circuit, also known as a one-shot circuit, is a type of multivibrator circuit that has two stable states and one unstable or quasi-stable state. It is used to generate a ...