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Intel co-founder Gordon Moore died on Friday at the age of 94.
The announcement was made in a statement from Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
The foundation reported that he died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in Hawaii.
Moore and longtime colleague Robert Noyce founded Intel in July 1968.
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Intel co-founder Gordon Moore ((Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)/Getty Images)
He initially served as executive vice president until 1975, when he became president. In 1979, Moore was appointed chairman and chief executive officer, positions he held until 1987, when he left the position of CEO and continued as chairman.
In 1997, Moore became chairman emeritus and resigned in 2006.
Moore also devoted his focus and energy to philanthropy, particularly environmental protection, science, and improving patient care.
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Along with his 72-year-old wife, he founded the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which has given more than $5.1 billion to charities since its inception in 2000.
“Those of us who have met and worked with Gordon will forever be inspired by his wisdom, humility and generosity,” said Foundation President Harvey Fineberg. “Although he never aspired to become a household name, Gordon’s vision and life’s work enabled the phenomenal innovations and technological developments that shape our everyday lives.”
Intel logo and semiconductors (istock / iStock)
“Gordon Moore shaped the technology industry with his insight and vision,” said Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO. “He was instrumental in unveiling the power of transistors and has inspired technologists and entrepreneurs for decades. At Intel, we remain inspired by Moore’s Law and intend to continue pursuing it until the periodic table is exhausted.”
Frank D. Yeary, Intel CEO, said, “Gordon was a brilliant scientist and one of America’s foremost entrepreneurs and business leaders. without the contributions of Gordon Moore. He will always be an inspiration to our Intel family and his thinking is at the core of our culture of innovation.”
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Andy Bryant, former Intel CEO, said, “I will remember Gordon as a brilliant scientist, public speaker, and shrewd businessman who strived to make the world a better place and always did what was right. It has been a privilege to know him and I am grateful that his legacy lives on in the culture of the company he helped build.”
Gordon Moore, founder of Intel ((Photo by © Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
Prior to founding Intel, Moore and Noyce helped found Fairchild Semiconductor, where they played a central role in the first commercial production of diffused silicon transistors and later the world’s first commercially viable integrated circuits.
The two had previously worked together under William Shockley, co-inventor of the transistor and founder of Shockley Semiconductor, the first semiconductor company to be founded in what later became Silicon Valley.
After going into business for themselves, Moore and Noyce hired future Intel CEO Andy Grove as a third employee, and the three grew Intel into one of the largest companies in the world. Together they became known as the “Intel Trinity,” and their legacy continues to this day.
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Moore 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.
In 1975, after his 1965 prediction proved correct, Moore revised his estimate to doubling the transistors on an integrated circuit every two years for the next 10 years.
US President George W. Bush presents Gordon Moore with the Presidential Medal of Freedom July 9, 2002 at the White House. (Portal/Hyungwon Kang / Portal photos)
He received the National Medal of Technology from President George HW Bush in 1990 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from President George W. Bush in 2002.
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After retiring from Intel in 2006, Moore split his time between California and Hawaii and was the board chairman of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation until becoming chairman emeritus in 2018.
Moore is survived by his wife Betty Irene Whitaker, sons Kenneth and Steven, and four grandchildren.