Process shrinks are giving diminishing returns as well, due to dark silicon [1]. We can fit more transistors in the same area which gives the possibility for mo

Process shrinks are giving diminishing returns as well, due to dark silicon [1]. We can fit more transistors in the same area which gives the possibility for more functionality but if we power them all at the same time we'll just melt the chip. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_silicon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_silicon