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    Lucas products and services

    The award was for developing high voltage darlington transistors ( known locally as HVDs ) which were an important component in electronic ignition systems. "Joseph Lucas (Electrical) Ltd won the Queen’s Award for Technological Achievement in 1967 in recognition of pioneer development work on...
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    Lucas Mere Green

    During my time involved with Lucas at Mere Green ( 1979-85 ), the site principally made semiconductors for the automotive industry, mainly diodes for alternators and thick film circuits. Latterly I was a development engineer in the chip design section which supported other Lucas sites. I...
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