EDN

Sub-1-V analog timer revolutionizes the conventional 555 timer

The SX8122 sub-1-V analog timer platform is said to revolutionize the conventional 555 timer for low-voltage, battery-operated small appliances. The device is claimed to offer the best-in-class ...
Electronic Design

Single-Cell AA/AAA, 555-Like Analog Timer with Battery-Safe Operation

Semtech Corp announced a sub-1 V analog timer platform that revolutionizes the conventional 555 timer for low-voltage, battery-operated small appliances. Semtech Corp. announced a sub-1 V analog timer ...
EDN

555 Timer as an Analog to Digital Converter

This 555 timer based circuit is a kind of voltmeter, also an analog to digital converter, that converts the analog input voltage to digital output pulses. The output pulse width is proportional to the ...
UPI

NASA installs new digital countdown clock

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 2 (UPI) --Partner let me upgrade you. NASA has taken some of Beyonce's words to heart, finally deciding to retire its analog blastoff countdown clock and replace it with a ...
CNET

NASA gets fancy digital countdown display, retires Apollo clock

NASA's new countdown clock for space missions is a lot like a football stadium display and way more advanced than the old analog one it's replacing. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...