RIP Gordon Moore (1929 – 2023) Putting the silicon in Silicon Valley
Gordon Moore observed that the number of components (transistors, resistors, diodes, or capacitors) in a dense integrated circuit had doubled approximately every year and speculated that it would continue to do so for at least the next ten years. In 1975, he revised the forecast rate to approximately every two years. Carver Mead popularized the phrase "Moore's law". The prediction has become a target for miniaturization in the semiconductor industry and has had widespread impact in many areas of technological change.
As one of three executives who led the chipmaker Intel for three decades, Moore was a key figure in a company that is often said to have “put the silicon into Silicon Valley”. He helped to forge a style of entrepreneurial management that shaped the culture of the technology sector in America. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore
RIP Gordon Moore (1929 – 2023) Putting the silicon in Silicon Valley
Gordon Moore observed that the number of components (transistors, resistors, diodes, or capacitors) in a dense integrated circuit had doubled approximately every year and speculated that it would continue to do so for at least the next ten years. In 1975, he revised the forecast rate to approximately every two years. Carver Mead popularized the phrase "Moore's law". The prediction has become a target for miniaturization in the semiconductor industry and has had widespread impact in many areas of technological change.
As one of three executives who led the chipmaker Intel for three decades, Moore was a key figure in a company that is often said to have “put the silicon into Silicon Valley”. He helped to forge a style of entrepreneurial management that shaped the culture of the technology sector in America. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore