As such, the result is a chip that’s flat to the PCB like an SMD component, but with leads that extend much farther out than any traditional package. Obviously, the body of a DIP chip is still ...

[Danko]’s minimal circuit is about as small as possible for the DIP version of the venerable 555 chip. The BOM is stripped to the bone: just the chip, three resistors, a capacitor, and an LED.