Lower cost of manufacturing laptop

Description

Computer technology would be quite sophisticated in next 10 years, especially in micro processor field. With the help of nanotechnology and methodology for designing of massive integrated circuit, and since the fully competition in computer components market, the cost of producing mini laptops could be relatively low. And this would be another driven force for $100 laptop per child.

Enabler

• Massive integrated circuit manufacturing technology
• Moore’s law
• Nanotechnology
• New ways of designing and abstraction of integrated circuit
• Robots
• Large-scale product line
• Cheap labor forces
• Lower tariff
• Government support and tax reducing in developing countries

Inhibitor

1. Raw materials 2. Cost barriers 3. Shortage of resources 4. Supply chain provider 5. Logistics cost 6. Expensive fixed cost

Expert

• Quanta
• MIT Media Lab