555 with complementary outputs

Ever wanted a 555 timer with complementary non-overlapping outputs.

The XTR651 from X-Rel Semiconductor is just such a thing.

Very similar to the good old 555, it includes a built-in 200pF timing capacitor, and an open-drain ‘charge’ pin to go along with the traditional 555 discharge pin and add some symmetry to circuit options.

Non-overlap time is typically 45ns.

In makes “timing periods from some hundreds of nanoseconds and oscillations with duty-cycles from virtually zero to 100%, overcoming the limitations of existing 555″, saidIt even comes in a 555-replacement version.

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Operation is also across a lithium ion friendly 2.8-5.5V and the outputs can source or sink 50mA.

And it gets better:  Just in case you want it down a bore hole or in space, operation is across -60°C to +230°C “though operation well below and above this temperature range is achieved”!

It can be used for:
timing
pulse generation
frequency generation
pulse width modulation (PWM)
pulse position modulation (PPM)
linear ramp generator.