Hans Camenzind, father of the NE555, dies at the age of 78
Last month one of the unsung heroes of electronics has passed away. Hans Camenzind, father of one of the most famous integrated circuit of all times, the Signetics timer NE555, timed out at the age of 78. Being a gifted analog designer, Swiss-born Monsieur Camenzind is also credited to be the father of class-D amplifiers and he has introduced...
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New applications using the descendants of the NE555 are still appearing...
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