[Fyron]

Actually... the rate of increase will slow down tremendously. Current processor architecture (the most powerful) is beginning to reach harder limiting factors of circuitry, namely interference from the electromagnetic fields accross the extremely small size of the transistors. The heat generated has always been a factor, as it is the other major limiting factor. But, heat has been easier to deal with than the electromagnetic field interference that comes into play once you get to really small transistor sizes. We will probably see another generation or two out of current CPU design, but after that, something new will have to be invented. That, or use more and more CPUs in a comptuter...