Intel has announced that one of its co-founders, Gordon Moore, has passed away at the age of 94. He is reported to have died peacefully on Friday surrounded by family at home in Hawaii. Moore co-founded Intel in July 1968 with Robert Noyce and served in numerous positions until he stepped down as chairman emeritus in 2006.

Even if you’re not familiar with Moore’s involvement at Intel as much, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of Moore’s Law which is an observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles roughly every two years. Moore initially said in 1965 that transistors would double every year but revised this in 1975 to every two years. Since then, Moore’s Law has stayed largely correct, though, some have claimed that it’s not as relevant today.

Commenting on Moore’s death, current Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger said:


Moore was born in San Francisco on January 3, 1929. According to Intel’s statement, Gordon Moore is survived by his wife Betty, and his two sons Kenneth and Steven, as well as four grandchildren.