Future engine ignition requirements combined with the automotive "no service" trend indicated that a new ignition system is desirable for some applications. This paper reviews limitations of present ...

Since 1914 auto makers have used the Kettering or inductive ignition system: a battery, transformer (coil), a cam-driven mechanical switch (breaker points), a distributor and spark plugs. The system ...

Mazda's hotly anticipated SKYACTIV-X Spark Controlled Compression Ignition engine has been described as the "Holy Grail" of gasoline motors—something with diesel-like fuel economy, but far lower ...

Q: My 2002 Buick LeSabre has 98,887 miles on it. Its ignition control module is failing. Since 2014 I have replaced it three times. Can you please tell why my control module keeps failing? It stops ...

Freescale developed the one-cylinder (MC33813) and two-cylinder (MC33814) electronic control semiconductors for small internal combustion engines for transportation, industrial and consumer ...