Gordon Moore
Co-founder of Intel and proposer of Moore's law.
He was the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. Moore is best known for proposing Moore's law, the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles about every two years. This prediction became a driving target for the semiconductor industry and a cornerstone of technological change.
- field
- Chemistry, semiconductor engineering, business
- nationality
- American
- known_for
- Moore's law, co-founding Intel Corporation
Lore & Background
Moore served as executive vice president, president, chairman and CEO, and later chairman emeritus.
Reader's Guide
Gordon Moore's significance lies in his dual role as a visionary technologist and a philanthropist. As co-founder of Intel, he helped create a company that became synonymous with microprocessors, driving the personal computer revolution and the broader digital age.
Did You Know?
- Moore was one of the 'traitorous eight' who left Shockley Semiconductor to co-found Fairchild Semiconductor.
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