System size has been scaling down by two times in each successive form factor every six years.
Miniaturization is required to allow more functionality in any given system form factor.
At the size of a credit card and lower form factors, advanced miniaturization techniques will generate high value in utility. Easier as consumers to get updates on news, weather, sports, stock prices, etc. using palm pilots, web ready cellular phones, and mini computers. Using camcorders for vacations and special events, i.e. weddings and graduations, is cheaper than using traditional camera's, in which one has to buy the film and pay to have that film developed. Also, it will be easier for media workers to get info on anything and everything that is going on around the world. Newspaper writers will now be able to send articles and stories around the globe, no matter where they will be transmitting from .