Triple

T13183641
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bob Widlar E313789 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object µA702 operational amplifier
The µA702 operational amplifier is one of the earliest monolithic integrated op-amps, designed by Bob Widlar and influential in establishing practical analog IC design.
E1026749 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: µA702 operational amplifier | Statement: [Bob Widlar, notableWork, µA702 operational amplifier]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: µA702 operational amplifier
Context triple: [Bob Widlar, notableWork, µA702 operational amplifier]
  • A. µA741
    µA741 is a classic general-purpose operational amplifier integrated circuit widely used in analog electronics for signal conditioning, filtering, and amplification.
  • B. µA709
    The µA709 is an early monolithic operational amplifier integrated circuit that became widely used in analog electronics and helped establish the commercial op-amp market.
  • C. LM-series analog ICs
    LM-series analog ICs are a widely used family of linear integrated circuits, including voltage regulators, operational amplifiers, and timers, originally introduced by National Semiconductor for general-purpose analog signal processing and power management.
  • D. Mostek
    Mostek was an American semiconductor company known for its influential role in early microprocessor, memory, and bus interface technologies during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: µA702 operational amplifier
Triple: [Bob Widlar, notableWork, µA702 operational amplifier]
Generated description
The µA702 operational amplifier is one of the earliest monolithic integrated op-amps, designed by Bob Widlar and influential in establishing practical analog IC design.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: µA702 operational amplifier
Target entity description: The µA702 operational amplifier is one of the earliest monolithic integrated op-amps, designed by Bob Widlar and influential in establishing practical analog IC design.
  • A. µA741
    µA741 is a classic general-purpose operational amplifier integrated circuit widely used in analog electronics for signal conditioning, filtering, and amplification.
  • B. µA709
    The µA709 is an early monolithic operational amplifier integrated circuit that became widely used in analog electronics and helped establish the commercial op-amp market.
  • C. LM-series analog ICs
    LM-series analog ICs are a widely used family of linear integrated circuits, including voltage regulators, operational amplifiers, and timers, originally introduced by National Semiconductor for general-purpose analog signal processing and power management.
  • D. Mostek
    Mostek was an American semiconductor company known for its influential role in early microprocessor, memory, and bus interface technologies during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69d806ae1e08819090d95bfe1538cc17 completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d98c4a0b0081908027bf77442ff5ff completed April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6f5f307408190afd0df16a417c456 completed May 3, 2026, 7:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6f707d9e48190b772520ca9f4ac2c completed May 3, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6f8530a048190b448c50bfa52c057 completed May 3, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:15 p.m.