Gordon Moore, who co-founded Intel with Robert Noyce in 1968, died Friday at the age of 94.
The death was reported by Moore’s Charitable Foundation, intel itself (opens in new tab)The scientist and former executive says he died peacefully “at home in Hawaii, surrounded by family.”
Moore served as CEO of Intel from 1979 to 1987. He served as chairman of Intel’s board of directors until 1997, when he retired from the board permanently in 2006.
Intel’s current CEO, Pat Gelsinger, said: “He was instrumental in uncovering the power of the transistor and has inspired engineers and entrepreneurs for decades.”
In 2000, Moore and his wife founded the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support “scientific discovery, environmental conservation, improved patient care, and the preservation of the peculiarity of the San Francisco Bay Area.”
For those unfamiliar with Moore’s career at Inter, his name is Moore’s law (opens in new tab)This refers to his famous 1965 prediction that the number of transistors in integrated circuits would grow exponentially, doubling every year for ten years. In 1975, Moore dropped his forecast percentages to his biennial. (opens in new tab), which is mostly correct. In 1975, a chip contained about 5,000 transistors.Last year, Apple announced (opens in new tab) A consumer dual die chip with 114 billion transistors.
What Moore learned from his famous prophecy Foundation obituary (opens in new tab)talks about a joke he made in 2015.
Moore is survived by his wife Betty, sons Kenneth and Stephen, and four grandchildren.
