Gordon Moore: Intel Co-founder – A Visionary Who Transformed the Tech Industry Died At 94

Gordon Earle Moore was born on January 3, 1929, in San Francisco, California, USA. He attended San Jose State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1950. He then went on to complete a PhD in chemistry and physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1954.

After completing his PhD, Moore joined the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. In 1956, he joined the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in California, where he co-invented the first commercially successful planar transistor.

In 1965, Moore co-founded Intel Corporation with Robert Noyce. At Intel, Moore oversaw the development of the company's first product, the 3101 Schottky TTL bipolar memory chip, which was a commercial success. He later became CEO of Intel in 1975, a position he held until 1987.

Moore is best known for his prediction, made in 1965, that the number of transistors on a microchip would double approximately every two years, a principle known as Moore's Law. This prediction has proven to be remarkably accurate and has become the driving force behind the exponential growth of computing power over the past few decades.

In addition to his work at Intel, Moore has been a philanthropist for many years. In 2000, he and his wife Betty established the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which supports scientific research, environmental conservation, and patient care.

Moore has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to the field of technology, including the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 1990 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.

Moore died at his home in Hawaii on March 24, 2023, at the age of 94.