1 of 2 Gordon Moore invented Moore’s Law and helped found Intel in the 1960s — Photo: Intel Corporation Gordon Moore invented Moore’s Law and helped found Intel in the 1960s — Photo: Intel Corporation
Intel cofounder Gordon Moore died Friday at the age of 94, the company said. He was at his home in Hawaii surrounded by his family.
Moore and Robert Noyce founded Intel in July 1968. He was executive vice president until 1975, when he became president. In 1997, Moore became chairman emeritus and resigned in 2006.
He also devoted his life to science and environmental protection projects. He and his wife founded the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which has given more than $5.1 billion to charitable causes since its inception in 2000.
“Those of us who knew and worked with Gordon will forever be inspired by his wisdom, humility and generosity,” said Foundation President Harvey Fineberg.
In addition to Moore’s role in founding two of the world’s leading technology companies, he predicted in 1965 that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every year a prediction that became known as Moore’s Law.
Moore’s prediction was made three years after Intel’s founding and was responsible for stimulating research to develop and improve memory chips and processors.
Investing in Moore’s Law research eventually led to a technological revolution. The development of Intel’s microprocessor, for example, opened doors for the development of personal computers (PCs) and stimulated the development of other technologies such as smartphones.
According to Intel, Moore’s law still applies today.
2 of 2 Gordon Moore played an important role in the development of modern technology — Photo: Intel Corporation Gordon Moore played an important role in the development of modern technology — Photo: Intel Corporation