[sdiy] 40106 astable multivibrator - origins

[Michael E Caloroso]

Buchla may had been the first to use CMOS.  He was always on the
cutting edge of technology back then.

Barring that, I'd guess ARP Omni.

MC

On 11/20/17, S Ridley <spridley1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think RCA were the first to manufacture CMOS, so early RCA databooks
> would be a good place to look.
>
> The 1973 databook:
>
> http://www.introni.it/pdf/RCA%20-%20CMOS%20Ic%20Databook%20SSD%20250C%201973.pdf
>
> has a 40106 datasheet and an astable circuit.  The 40106 was near the end
> of the list in this book, so I don't think you'd have to look very much
> further back.  1972 perhaps?
>
>
> I wonder which synth was first to use CMOS?
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 15 November 2017 at 19:49, bbob <fluxmonk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> anybody know the origins or first publication of the 40106 astable
>> multivibrator circuit?  i've found it in a 1992 intersil data sheet, but
>> i
>> think it's been around longer than that....
>>
>> bbob drake
>>
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