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Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder, Dies at 94

www.intc.com

Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced today that company co-founder Gordon Moore has passed away at the age of 94.

In addition to Moore’s seminal role in founding two of the world’s pioneering technology companies, he famously forecast in 1965 that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every year – a prediction that came to be known as Moore’s Law.

“All I was trying to do was get that message across, that by putting more and more stuff on a chip we were going to make all electronics cheaper,” Moore said in a 2008 interview.

Yes, this is the man everyone quotes about "Moore's Law". And was one of the most important individuals in the industry, through his contributions.
Rest In Peace.

 

[RJMacready73]

Helluva contribution to mankind right there

 

[Ballthyrm]

He helped build the modern world.
Including enabling this very forum.

 

[AlteredForms]

RIP inside the grave.

 

[AJUMP23]

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore has passed away

Gordon Moore, co-founder and former CEO of Intel, has passed away at 94.

www.engadget.com

Well I just made a thread because I didn’t see this. But he was instrumental in microprocessor development.

 

[German Hops]

RIP

 

[Laptop1991]

RIP, I bought many a CPU in the 90's and 2000's, based on his law.

 

[Insane Metal]

One of the persons who actually made a lot of difference in our lives. May he rest in peace.

 

[Artoris]

A shame

I only recently read that Moore's Law will stop working soon

 

[Mr Hyde]

Photo in the OP makes him look a bit like Clarence Boddicker, the main villain in Robocop, before he turned to a life of crime.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

A shame

I only recently read that Moore's Law will stop working soon

I've been hearing that for 10 years

 

[Artoris]

I've been hearing that for 10 years

There is a limit how small you can make the transistors

 

[Grildon Tundy]

There is a limit how small you can make the transistors

I'm guessing they'll figure out better methods of using them quantum thingamajigs and maybe there's a dip for a bit but it'll bounce back. Unless for Moore's law it has to be silicon chips, specifically.

 

[winjer]