Semiconductor Component Technologies and Packaging Structures in Future Switching Systems - Their Impact on Power Systems

For fifteen years the evolution of the telecommunication exchanges has been determined by the development of the semiconductor technology. This paper deals with the use of LSI, VLSI, Gate Arrays, Cell Library and Full Custom Circuits in telecommunication equipment. The use of these circuits will affect packaging structures and the power systems in the future. Network architecture will also be affected by the use of these circuits, but this is mentioned only briefly.