Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced that Intel co-founder Gordon Moore died peacefully this evening, surrounded by his family in Hawaii, at the age of 94. Moore co-founded Intel with his longtime friend Robert Noyce in 1968, but is perhaps best known as the creator of the eponymous Moore's Law. Intel has posted his obituary here.
Moore's Law, originally penned in 1965, stated that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every year. This law served as a goal that helped drive the semiconductor industry forward. In 1975, Moore revised this law to predict a doubling of transistors every two years, which, despite plenty of debate, has largely held true to this day.
