Technical Paper
Use of Highly Integrated Components in the Design of Small Gasoline Engine Controllers
2012-10-23
2012-32-0046
As small gasoline engines evolve similar to their larger automotive cousins to use more sophisticated electronic engine controls, new challenges will face the small engine manufacturers. Constraints in size and cost as well as having to meet new emission and fuel efficiency standards, driven by recent legislation, will hasten the progression from magneto and CDI (Capacitive Discharge Ignition) to TCI (Transistor Controlled Ignition), EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) and ultimately, DFI (Direct Fuel Injection). The rapid miniaturization of electronic components, as a side benefit of the new smart phone and tablet market explosion, will help the manufacturers meet these challenges but new system and circuit topologies will also be required. This paper will discuss one of these new topologies, the Multiple Chip Module (MCM), and how the integration of analog circuits and microcomputers into a single SiP (System in Package) MCM can be a benefit.
