Advanced hardware technologies for high speed switching and access applications in telecom

The rapid evolution of broadband switching and access applications in telecom requires high density interconnection (HDI) and packaging technologies for product and system development in a cost-effective way with a short time to market, high performance, reliability and integration density. In order to keep technology evolution and product evolution in line, a `Product and Technology´ roadmap (`PT´ roadmap) was established within Alcatel and is being updated on a regular basis. This allows one to tune very efficiently acquisition of new technologies with product needs. An overview is given of some recent evolutions and applications in advanced hardware technologies, seen from a systems point of view. Not only electrical requirements, but also thermal requirements are covered