Triple

T3724798
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Signetics E81722 entity
Predicate notableProduct P1448 FINISHED
Object NE555 timer
The NE555 timer is a widely used integrated circuit that provides precise timing, pulse generation, and oscillator functions in countless electronic circuits.
E381583 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: NE555 timer | Statement: [Signetics, notableProduct, NE555 timer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NE555 timer
Context triple: [Signetics, notableProduct, NE555 timer]
  • A. µA741
    µA741 is a classic general-purpose operational amplifier integrated circuit widely used in analog electronics for signal conditioning, filtering, and amplification.
  • B. Rossi coincidence circuit
    The Rossi coincidence circuit is an early electronic device developed for cosmic-ray research that detects and records simultaneous signals from multiple radiation detectors to identify true particle events.
  • C. HP 200A audio oscillator
    The HP 200A audio oscillator was Hewlett-Packard’s first commercial product, a pioneering low-distortion audio signal generator that helped launch the company and became widely used in electronics testing, including by Walt Disney Studios.
  • D. RCA 1802 microprocessor
    The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • E. BJT
    BJT is an abbreviation for Beijing Time, the standard time used throughout mainland China.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: NE555 timer
Triple: [Signetics, notableProduct, NE555 timer]
Generated description
The NE555 timer is a widely used integrated circuit that provides precise timing, pulse generation, and oscillator functions in countless electronic circuits.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NE555 timer
Target entity description: The NE555 timer is a widely used integrated circuit that provides precise timing, pulse generation, and oscillator functions in countless electronic circuits.
  • A. µA741
    µA741 is a classic general-purpose operational amplifier integrated circuit widely used in analog electronics for signal conditioning, filtering, and amplification.
  • B. Rossi coincidence circuit
    The Rossi coincidence circuit is an early electronic device developed for cosmic-ray research that detects and records simultaneous signals from multiple radiation detectors to identify true particle events.
  • C. HP 200A audio oscillator
    The HP 200A audio oscillator was Hewlett-Packard’s first commercial product, a pioneering low-distortion audio signal generator that helped launch the company and became widely used in electronics testing, including by Walt Disney Studios.
  • D. RCA 1802 microprocessor
    The RCA 1802 microprocessor is an early CMOS-based 8-bit CPU notable for its low power consumption, radiation hardness, and use in spacecraft and embedded systems in the 1970s and 1980s.
  • E. BJT
    BJT is an abbreviation for Beijing Time, the standard time used throughout mainland China.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ad8b1b7ef081908d2d381bbf54985a completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adcaf54af881908bd8d520595de061 completed March 8, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4ce1e303881909efc1c6735d6c12e completed March 14, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4cf1840bc81908a85642430ab5339 completed March 14, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4cf92e9c48190a3d87ba1f90548ec completed March 14, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:34 p.m.