According to Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation he passed away ‘peacefully on Friday, March 24, 2023’ at his home in Hawaii, surrounded by family members.
Gordon Moore, whose infamous observation in the field of semiconductors was known as Moore’s Law, has died at the age of 94. According to Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation he passed away “peacefully on Friday, March 24, 2023” at his home in Hawaii, surrounded by family members. Moore’s contributions to technology cannot be understated. Along with Robert Noyce, he co-founded Intel in July 1968 and initially served as executive vice president. After seven years, Moore became president of Intel, then in 1979 he was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer, the latter of which was a role he maintained until 1987.From left to right: Any Grove, Robert Noyce, and Gordon MooreCo-founding and then leading one of the largest semiconductor companies on the planet is in and of itself a noteworthy achievement with a lasting impact on technology at large. However, he’s equally famous for positing way back in 1965 that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit would double every year. In 1975, he revised his prediction to state this would occur every two years, which is what we know now as Moore’s Law.More than a simple observation, this became a “forecast and challenge” for Intel, and by extension its competition, which in turn helped drive decades of rapid advancements in semiconductors.
