IMPACT OF NEW CHIP TECHNOLOGIES ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microelectronics has dramatically changed the architecture and design concepts of telecommunications products. Its strength is based on the successful combination of three different disciplines: technology, des ign automation and device architecture. The evolution in these areas w ill be described and illustrated with several examples of telecommunic ations applications in the three main business segments of the telecom munications market: switching, transmission and end-user systems. Tele communications reliability requirements and their impact on the requir ements for the technologies are discussed. Finally, the evolution of t elecommunications products is described, followed by a brief discussio n of future technology trends.