Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder, visionary technologist, and the person behind the semiconductor technology’s exponential growth, passed away at age 94. Moore’s Law, his prediction that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double annually as technology advanced, became one of the computer chip industry’s guidance principles. Moore’s decision to expand Intel into Oregon proved to be a game-changer, with the Aloha property becoming the company’s largest site, employing 22,000 people in Washington County. The chipmaker continues to operate at the site where Intel’s most advanced research takes place, renamed as Gordon Moore Park at Ronler Acres, in honor of Moore’s contributions. Moore’s survivors include his wife Betty, sons Kenneth and Steven, and four grandchildren. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, founded in 2023, has donated over $5.1 billion to philanthropy efforts. Foundation President Harvey Fineberg praised Moore’s vision and life’s work that enabled phenomenal innovation and technological developments in a statement released on Friday.
Intel co-founder and visionary technologist, Gordon Moore, passed away at the age of 94 at his home in Hawaii. Moore was instrumental in establishing Intel’s Oregon presence and was responsible for the decision to expand the company into Oregon in the 1970s, which eventually became Intel’s largest site. He prophesized exponential growth in semiconductor technology in 1965, predicting that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double annually as technology advanced, which became Moore’s Law, one of the computer chip industry’s guidance principles.
Moore was originally from San Francisco and studied at San Jose State University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the California Institute of Technology before launching his career in semiconductors. He co-founded Intel with colleague Robert Noyce in 1968 and served as Intel’s CEO from 1979 until 1987, remaining the Silicon Valley company’s chairman for another 10 years.
Moore’s contributions to the technology industry were recognized by many, with Intel’s current CEO, Pat Gelsinger, stating that “Gordon Moore defined the technology industry through his insight and vision. He was instrumental in revealing the power of transistors, and inspired technologists and entrepreneurs across the decades.”
Moore’s decision to expand into Oregon proved to be a game-changer for Intel, as the Aloha property selected by Moore remains in operation today and is the company’s largest site. The chipmaker employs 22,000 people in Washington County, making it Oregon’s largest corporate employer.
Last April, Intel renamed its main Oregon research campus “Gordon Moore Park at Ronler Acres” in honor of Moore’s contributions to the company and the industry. The site is where Intel’s most advanced research takes place and where the company crafts each new generation of its technology.
Moore’s legacy as a visionary technologist and his contributions to the semiconductor industry will continue to inspire technologists and entrepreneurs for decades to come.
Intel’s current CEO, Pat Gelsinger, expressed his gratitude towards Gordon Moore for his contribution in shaping his career and life. Moore’s survivors include his wife Betty, sons Kenneth and Steven, and four grandchildren. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, founded in 2023, has donated over $5.1 billion to philanthropy efforts. Foundation President Harvey Fineberg praised Moore’s vision and life’s work that enabled phenomenal innovation and technological developments in a statement released on Friday.
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