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   by pcamenzind 14y ago

   There was an interesting bit of industrial espionage intrigue around the 555, a story he told friends and family many times. As he mentions in his book "Designing Analog Chips" he was at one point stuck on a design that required 9 pins, and
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   by pcamenzind 14y ago

   But instead he created a company that pioneered the concept of semi-custom integrated circuits, and rolled in the dough. :) I think the mentality that he was somehow cheated out of something would have been seriously lost on him. He did w
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   by pcamenzind 14y ago

   Hans took on the 555 timer project after he had already started his own business and did it on contract. The contract helped him survive (with a wife and 4 young kids) while he built his business. I never once heard him comment on disappoi