NE555 555 Timer DIP-8 IC

⏱️ NE555P Timer IC – DIP-8, 8-Pin

The chip that has outlived almost everything else in the parts drawer. The NE555 is a precision timer that can be wired as a monostable one-shot, an astable oscillator or a Schmitt trigger, using just a resistor and a capacitor.

✨ Key Features

• True 555 timer in a standard 8-pin DIP package – breadboard and socket friendly
• Works from 4.5V to 16V supply
• Output can source or sink up to 200mA, enough to drive small LEDs, buzzers and relays directly
• Timing set by a single RC network: 1µs to hours
• Adjustable duty cycle; astable frequency up to roughly 500kHz
• Stable, temperature-compensated timing reference

🔬 Specifications

• Part: NE555P (555 timer)
• Package: DIP-8, 0.3 inch (7.62mm) row spacing
• Supply voltage: 4.5V – 16V
• Output current: 200mA max
• Timing range: microseconds to hours, set by external R and C
• Max frequency: approx. 500kHz (astable)
• Operating temperature: 0 to 70°C

💡 Perfect For

LED flashers and blinkers, PWM motor and LED dimmers, debounce circuits, missing-pulse detectors, tone generators, servo testers and simple time-delay relays.