Oral History Hans Camenzind Historic 555 Integrated Circuit Index

Oral History Hans Camenzind Historic 555 Integrated Circuit Index: "That 555 family was a total surprise.  I wanted to make it flexible, that was the whole purpose, but I didn’t realize it was so flexible.  There are applications now that still sound crazy to me.  And the quantity!  In the second year it moved to the largest quantity sold of any IC and it has stayed that way for 30 years.  The original application was as a timer and oscillator, but it has moved well beyond that."