Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel and computing pioneer, dies | technology
Gordon Moore, a pioneer of the microprocessor industry and co-founder of Intel, died on Friday at the age of 94, the company said. Moore was instrumental in the development of modern computing by helping companies get smaller, more powerful chips. Founded in 1968, Intel was the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer for many years.
An engineer by training, he co-founded Intel Corporation in July 1968 with former colleague Robert Noyce and eventually served as its president, CEO, and chairman of the board. Prior to founding Intel, Moore and Noyce co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor, where they played a major role in the commercial production of diffuse silicon transistors and, later, the world’s first commercially viable integrated circuits.
The world has lost a giant in Gordon Moore, who was one of the founding fathers of Silicon Valley and a true visionary who helped pave the way for the technological revolution. Everyone who followed us owed him a debt of gratitude. May he rest in peace.
—Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 25, 2023
Moore is credited with the theory known as Moore’s Law, according to which integrated circuits will double their power every year, which he then recalculated every two years. The axiom has stuck around for decades in industrial jargon and has become synonymous with the rapid technological advancement of the modern world.
Moore retired from Intel in 2006. Over the course of his life, he’s donated more than $5.1 billion to charity through the foundation he set up with his wife, Betty, to whom he was married for 72 years.
RIP Gordon Moore. His vision inspired many of us to follow the technology, it was an inspiration to me. Thoughts with his family and everyone at Intel https://t.co/8bzKDJ8l79
– Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) March 25, 2023
“The world has lost a giant in Gordon Moore, one of the founding fathers of Silicon Valley and a true visionary who helped pave the way for the technological revolution,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook. “All who followed him owe him a debt of gratitude. Rest in peace.” “His vision has inspired so many of us to work in technology, it’s been an inspiration to me. My thoughts are with his family and colleagues at Intel,” the CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, said on Twitter.
“He has been instrumental in revealing the power of transistors and inspiring technologists and entrepreneurs for decades,” summed up Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. “He left behind a legacy that changed the lives of everyone on the planet. His memory will live on.”
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