Please note, the NE-555 chip chosen for these experiments is in fact made by the original company, Signetics on the
25th week of 1977. This chip ( as of today September 23rd 2015 ) is 38 years old. Not bad for a 38 year old chip
fabrication technology and manufacturing and still working today. We had 12 pcs of NE-555 chips (discovered) hidden
away in a static proof bag, in a box, since 1977, all were fully tested and found to be good. We also tried various other
brands and arrived at similar conclusions, duly noting our results. The brands tested were Motorola, Fairchild, R.C.A.,
National Semiconductor, MOS Technology and Texas Instruments, all tested chips displayed approximately the same
characteristics to that of the original Signetics NE-555, that, as stated, was manufactured in the 25th week of 1977 .
Based on testing of 30 mins per chip at room temperature 23 Deg C, we have to conclude this to be reliable data.