Gordon Moore
Intel co-founder who formulated Moore’s law
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- 1929 – 2023
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Gordon Moore was an American chemist and businessman who co-founded Intel. His 1965 prediction that the number of transistors on a chip would keep doubling at a regular rate, known as Moore’s law, guided the semiconductor industry for half a century. He died in 2023.
Biography
Background
Moore grew up in Pescadero, California, studied chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a PhD at Caltech in 1954. He joined William Shockley’s lab in 1956 and was one of the eight who left to found Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957.
Moore’s law
In a 1965 article in Electronics magazine, Moore observed that the number of components on a chip had doubled every year and predicted the trend would continue. In 1975 he revised it to every two years. The forecast became a target that drove the industry for decades.
Intel
With Robert Noyce he founded Intel in 1968. He was its CEO from 1975 to 1987 and chairman until 1997, overseeing its rise to the world’s largest chipmaker.
Philanthropy
He and his wife Betty founded the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation in 2000, which has given billions to science, environmental conservation and patient care. He died in Hawaii in March 2023.
Timeline
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1929
Born in San Francisco, California, United States
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1954
PhD from Caltech
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1957
Co-founds Fairchild Semiconductor
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1965
Publishes Moore’s law
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1968
Co-founds Intel
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1975
Becomes Intel CEO; revises his law
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2000
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
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2002
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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2023
Dies in Hawaii
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2023
Died, aged 94
Notable works
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1965
Cramming more components onto integrated circuits Article
Electronics magazine.
Awards and honours
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National Medal of Technology
1990
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Presidential Medal of Freedom
2002
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IEEE Medal of Honor
2008
Did you know?
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1
He said he never expected his prediction to hold for so long.
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2
He was a keen fisherman.
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3
Caltech received one of the largest gifts in academic history from him and his wife.
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Frequently asked
Who is Gordon Moore?
Gordon Moore was an American chemist and businessman who co-founded Intel. His 1965 prediction that the number of transistors on a chip would keep doubling at a regular rate, known as Moore’s law, guided the semiconductor industry for half a century. He died in 2023.
When did Gordon Moore die?
Gordon Moore died on 24 March 2023 at the age of 94.
Where is Gordon Moore from?
Gordon Moore was born in San Francisco, California, United States.
What is Gordon Moore known for?
Gordon Moore is best known for Moore’s law; co-founding Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel; philanthropy.
What awards has Gordon Moore received?
Notable honours include National Medal of Technology (1990), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2002), IEEE Medal of Honor (2008).
References
- Gordon Moore — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Gordon Moore — Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Gordon Moore — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Gordon Moore (Q243969) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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