Triple
T13183644
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bob Widlar |
E313789
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | LM109 voltage regulator |
E383067
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: LM109 voltage regulator | Statement: [Bob Widlar, notableWork, LM109 voltage regulator]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LM109 voltage regulator Context triple: [Bob Widlar, notableWork, LM109 voltage regulator]
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A.
Simple Switcher regulators
Simple Switcher regulators are a family of easy-to-use integrated switching voltage regulator ICs designed to simplify power supply design in electronic systems.
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B.
µA741
µA741 is a classic general-purpose operational amplifier integrated circuit widely used in analog electronics for signal conditioning, filtering, and amplification.
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C.
LM-series analog ICs
chosen
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.
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D.
NE555 timer
The NE555 timer is a widely used integrated circuit that provides precise timing, pulse generation, and oscillator functions in countless electronic circuits.
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E.
555 timer IC
The 555 timer IC is a widely used integrated circuit that provides precise timing, pulse generation, and oscillator functions in countless electronic circuits.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:15 p.m.