NE556

SA556 - SE556

GENERAL PURPOSE DUAL BIPOLAR TIMERS

.. LOW TURN OFF TIME

MAXIMUM OPERATING FREQUENCY

.. GREATER THAN 500kHz

TIMING FROM MICROSECONDS TO HOURS
OPERATES IN BOTH ASTABLE AND

. MONOSTABLE MODES
HIGH OUTPUT CURRENT CAN SOURCE OR

.. SINK 200mA
ADJUSTABLE DUTY CYCLE

. TTL COMPATIBLE
TEMPERATURE STABILITY OF 0.005%
PER oC
N D
DIP14 SO14
DESCRIPTION (Plastic Package) (Plastic Micropackage)
The NE556 dual monolithic timing circuit is a highly
stable controller capable of producing accurate time
delays or oscillation. In the time delay mode of op-
eration, the time is precisely controlled by oneexter- ORDER CODES
nal resistor and capacitor. For a stable operation as Part Temperature Pakcage
an oscillator, the freerunningfrequencyand theduty Number Range N D
cycle are both accurately controlled with two exter- o o
NE556 0 C, 70 C • •
nal resistors and one capacitor. The circuit may be

556-01.TBL
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triggered and reset on falling waveforms, and the SA556 –40 C, 105 C • •
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output structure can source or sink up to 200mA. SE556 –55 C, 125 C • •

PIN CONNECTIONS (top view)

Di s charg e 1 14 VC C

Th re s hol d 2 13 D isc h a r ge

Co n t r o l V o l t a g e 3 12 Thr es hol d

Re se t 4 11 Co n t r o l V o l t a g e

O ut put 5 10 Re se t

Tr ig g e r 6 9 Ou t p ut

GND 7 8 Tr ig g e r
556-01.EPS

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NE556/SA556/SE556

BLOCK DIAGRAM
VCC+

5kΩ

COMP
DISCHARGE
THRESHOLD
CONTROL VOLTAGE R

FLIP-FLOP

Q
5kΩ
COMP OUT 1/2 NE556
TRIGGER
S
INHIBIT/
RESET

5kΩ

RESET S

556-02.EPS
S - 8086

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
CONTROL
VOLTAGE OUTPUT
THRESHOLD
COMPARATOR

5
VCC

R1 R2 R3 R4 R8 R12
4.7kΩ 830Ω 4.7kΩ 1kΩ 5kΩ 6.8kΩ

Q21
Q19
Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q20 Q22
R13

3.9kΩ
R11
5kΩ
3
R17 D1
THRESHOLD Q1 Q4 4.7kΩ
Q23
Q2 Q3 R9 R14
5kΩ D2 220Ω
Q11 Q12
Q24
2
TRIGGER Q10 Q13
Q16 Q18
R16 R15
100Ω 4.7kΩ
4
RESET Q15
7
DISCHARGE Q17

R5 R6 R7 R10
Q14
10kΩ 100kΩ 100kΩ 5kΩ
1
G ND
556-03.EPS

TRIGGER COMPARATOR FLIPFLOP

ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

Symbol Parameter Value Unit
Vcc Supply Voltage for SE556 18 V
for NE556 16
Toper Operating Free Air Temperature Range for NE556 0 to 70 °C
for SA556 –40 to 105
556-02.TBL

for SE556 –55 to 125

Tj Junction Temperature 150 °C

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OPERATING CONDITIONS
Symbol Parameter SE556 NE556 - SA556 Unit

556-03.TBL
VCC Supply Voltage 4.5 to 18 4.5 to 16 V
Vth, Vtrig, Vcl, Vreset Maximum Input Voltage VCC VCC V

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Tamb = +25oC, VCC = +5V to +15V (unless otherwise specified)
SE556 NE556 - SA556
Symbol Parameter Unit
Min. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max.
ICC Supply Current (R L ∞) - (note 1) - (2 timers) mA
Low State VCC = +5V 6 10 6 12
VCC = +15V 20 24 20 30
High State VCC = 5V 4 4
Timing Error (monostable)
(RA = 2k to 100kΩ, C = 0.1µF)
Initial Accuracy - (note 2) 0.5 2 1 3 %
Drift with Temperature 30 100 50 ppm/°C
Drift with Supply Voltage 0.05 0.2 0.1 0.5 %/V
Timing Error (astable)
(RA, R B = 1kΩ to 100kΩ, C = 0.1µF,
VCC = +15V)
Initial Accuracy - (note 2) 1.5 2.25 %
Drift with Temperature 90 150 ppm/°C
Drift with Supply Voltage 0.15 0.3 %/V
VCL Control Voltage level V
VCC = +15V 9.6 10 10.4 9 10 11
VCC = +5V 2.9 3.33 3.8 2.6 3.33 4
Vth Threshold Voltage V
VCC = +15V 9.4 10 10.6 8.8 10 11.2
VCC = +5V 2.7 3.33 4 2.4 3.33 4.2
Ith Threshold Current - (note 3) 0.1 0.25 0.1 0.25 µA
Vtrig Trigger Voltage V
VCC = +15V 4.8 5 5.2 4.5 5 5.6
VCC = +5V 1.45 1.67 1.9 1.1 1.67 2.2
Itrig Trigger Current (Vtrig = 0V) 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.0 µA
Vreset Reset Voltage - (note 4) 0.4 0.7 1 0.4 0.7 1 V
Ireset Reset Current mA
Vreset = +0.4V 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4
Vreset = 0V 0.4 1 0.4 1.5
VOL Low Level Output Voltage V
VCC = +15V, IO(sink) = 10mA 0.1 0.15 0.1 0.25
IO(sink) = 50mA 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.75
IO(sink) = 100mA 2 2.2 2 2.5
IO(sink) = 200mA 2.5 2.5
VCC = +5V, IO(sink) = 8mA 0.1 0.25 0.3 0.4
IO(sink) = 5mA 0.05 0.2 0.25 0.35
VOH High Level Output Voltage V
VCC = +15V, IO(source) = 200mA 12.5 12.5
556-4.TBL

IO(source) = 100mA 13 13.3 12.75 13.3

VCC = +5V, IO(source) = 100mA 3 3.3 2.75 3.3
Notes : 1. Supply current when output is high is typically 1mA less.
2. Tested at VCC = +5V and VCC = +15V.
3. This will determine the maximum value of R A + RB for +15V operation the max total is R = 20MΩ and for 5V
operation, the max total R = 3.5MΩ.
4. Specified with trigger input high.

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)

SE556 NE556 - SA556
Symbol Parameter Unit
Min. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max.
Idis(off) Discharge Pin Leakage Current 20 100 20 100 nA
(output high) (Vdis = 10V)
Vdis(sat) Discharge pin Saturation Voltage mV
(output low) - (note 5)
VCC = +15V, Idis = 15mA 180 480 180 480
VCC = +5V, Idis = 4.5mA 80 200 80 200
tr Output Rise Time 100 200 100 300 ns

556-05.TBL
tf Output Fall Time 100 200 100 300
toff Turn off Time - (note 6) (Vreset = VCC) 0.5 0.5 µs
Notes : 5. No protection against excessive Pin 7 current is necessary, providing the package dissipation rating will not be
exceeded.
6. Time mesaured from a positive going input pulse from 0 to 0.8x VCC into the threshold to the drop from high to
low of the output trigger is tied to treshold.

Figure 1 : Minimum Pulse Width Required for Figure 2 : Supply Current versus Supply Voltage
Trigering
556-04.EPS

556-05.EPS
Figure 3 : Delay Time versus Temperature Figure 4 : Low Output Voltage versus Output Sink
Current
556-07.EPS
556-06.EPS

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Figure 5 : Low Output Voltage versus Output Figure 6 : Low Output Voltage versus Output
Sink Current Sink Current

556-08.EPS

556-09.EPS
Figure 7 : High Output Voltage Drop versus Figure 8 : Delay Time versus Supply Voltage
Output
556-10.EPS

Figure 9 : Propagation Delay versus Voltage 556-11.EPS

Level of Trigger Value

556-12.EPS

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TYPICAL APPLICATION

50 % DUTY CYCLE OSCILLATOR PULSE WIDTH MODULATOR

VCC VCC

RA
RA
4 14
51kΩ
4 14 (10)
Trigger 6 (8) (13) 1
(10) RB
6 (8) (13) 1
22kΩ 1/2
1/2 NE556 (12) 2
NE556 (12) 2
SE556
SE556
Output 5 (9) (11) 3
Output 5 (9) (11) 3 0.01nF C
C 7
7

MODULATION
556-13.EPS

556-14.EPS
INPUT

t1= 0.693 RA.C

 RB ± 2RA 
t2 = [(R ARB) ⁄ (RA + R B)] CLn  
 2RB ± RA 
1 1
f= RB < RA ti
t1+ t2 2

t2

t1

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TONE BURST GENERATOR

For a tone burst generator the first timer is used as a monostable and determines the tone duration when
triggered by a positive pulse at pin 6. The second timer is enabled by the high output of the monostable. It
is connected as an astable and determines the frequency of the tone.

+15V
Rt Reset 4 VCC 14 VCC 14
RA
Trigger
6 13 Discharge
Trigger 5 10
Discharge Output Reset
1/2 1/2 RB
1 NE556 NE556 12
SE556 SE556 Threshold
8 Trigger
Control Output
2 11 Control
3 9
Threshold

C1 Ground 0.01 µF Ground 0.01µF C2

Ground
1.44

556-15.EPS
t = 1.1 R t . C1 f=
(R A+ 2R B) C

MONOSTABLE OPERATION ASTABLE OPERATION

VCC
VCC

RL RL RA
RA
4 14 4 14
(10) (10)
Trigger 6 (8) (13) 1 (13) 1
1/2
1/2
Output 5 (9) NE556 RB
NE556
SE556
SE556
(9) (12) (12)
Output 5 (11) 2
C RL (11) 2
(8)
7 3
7 3 6
RL
10nF C 0.01nF
C
556-17.EPS
556-16.EPS

Operating frequency f≅ 1.44

T ≅ 1.1 R A .C
(R A + 2R B) C

t1 = 0.693 (RA + R B) C Output High

t2 = 0.693 R BC Output low
t2

t1

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PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA

14 PINS - PLASTIC DIP OR CERDIP

a1

I
b1

L
b B e E
Z
e3 Z

14 8
F

PM-DIP14.EPS
1 7

Millimeters Inches
Dimensions
Min. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max.
a1 0.51 0.020
B 1.39 1.65 0.055 0.065
b 0.5 0.020
b1 0.25 0.010
D 20 0.787
E 8.5 0.335
e 2.54 0.100
e3 15.24 0.600
F 7.1 0.280
i 5.1 0.201 DIP14.TBL

L 3.3 0.130
Z 1.27 2.54 0.050 0.100

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PACKAGE MECHANICAL DATA

14 PINS - PLASTIC MICROPACKAGE (SO)

L G
c1

C
a2

b1
b e s

a1
e3 E

D
M

14 8

F
1 7

PM-SO14.EPS
Millimeters Inches
Dimensions
Min. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max.
A 1.75 0.069
a1 0.1 0.2 0.004 0.008
a2 1.6 0.063
b 0.35 0.46 0.014 0.018
b1 0.19 0.25 0.007 0.010
C 0.5 0.020
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c1 45 (typ.)
D 8.55 8.75 0.336 0.334
E 5.8 6.2 0.228 0.244
e 1.27 0.050
e3 7.62 0.300
F 3.8 4.0 0.150 0.157
G 4.6 5.3 0.181 0.208
L 0.5 1.27 0.020 0.050
SO14.TBL

M 0.68 0.027
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S 8 (max.)

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