I think something needs to be completely reengineered. I think the only way to move forward in computer speed and technology, is to go backward a bit. This would be extremely difficult though, in that it would be hard to get away from the present standard. Going back to a mainboard with add-on cards would be hard to break away from. We need a completely new process, not just shrinking down to smaller and smaller microns. Intels new .09 micron is great but at some point, its going to have to change.
Did anyone see in MaximumPC that a college guy found that the fibers in chicken feathers conduct twice as fast as silicon? Seems like a cool proposition to me. Im reserving my AMD Foul-bred today!