The Lucas Electrical Company: High-Voltage Transistors

Luke Georghiou, J. Stanley Metcalfe, Michael Gibbons, Tim Ray and Janet Evans

Chapter 20 in Post-Innovation Performance, 1986, pp 219-227 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Joseph Lucas (Electrical) Ltd won the Queen’s Award for Technological Achievement in 1967 in recognition of pioneer development work on high-voltage transistors for use in petrol-engine ignition systems. Ths use of semiconductor technology, in the form of high-voltage transistors, provided an electronic switch which was capable of performing the function previously achieved using mechanically operated contact-breaker points. This electronic switch enabled the company to upgrade the performance of an established product through the use of a new component.

Keywords: Lightweight Aggregate; Semiconductor Technology; Ignition System; Electronic Switch; World Championship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-07455-6_25

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