Moore’s Law
In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that the number of
transistors per integrated circuit would double every 18 months.
Moore made his famous observation just four years after the first
planar integrated circuit was discovered. The press called it
"Moore's Law" and the name has stuck. He forecast that this
trend would continue through 1975. Moore's Law has been
maintained for far longer, and still holds true as we enter the new
century.
Source: www.intel.com/research/silicon/mooreslaw.htm
Source: www.intel.com/research/silicon/mooreslaw.htm
Forbes 400 Richest in America, 2001
“This year marks only the third since 1982 in which the collective net worth of our roster
dropped, from $1.2 trillion to $950 billion. Exiting the list are 54 people, most of whom
made their money in the "new economy." Admission to the list is also easier - $600
million, down from $725 million last year.”
1 Gates, William H. III
Microsoft
54,000
45 married
Seattle, WA
2 Buffett, Warren Edward
investments
33,200
71 married
Omaha, Ne
3 Allen, Paul Gardner
Microsoft
28,200
48 single
Mercer Island, WA
4 Ellison, Lawrence Joseph
Oracle
21,900
57 divorced
Atherton, CA
5 Walton, Alice L.
Wal-Mart
17,500
52 divorced
Fort Worth, TX
29 Moore, Gordon Earle
Intel
5,300
72 married
Woodside, CA
Source: www.forbes.com
Source: www.forbes.com
#29, Moore, Gordon Earle
(2001)
72 , self made
Source: technology, Intel (quote, executives, news)
Net Worth: $5,300 mil
Hometown: Woodside, CA
Marital Status: married , 2 children
Undergraduate: University of California Berkeley, Bachelor
Graduate: California Institute of Technology, PhD
Author of "Moore's Law": Power of microchips doubles every year (later amended to every
2 years). Developed first integrated circuit at Fairchild Semiconductor in 1950s, cofounded
Intel with Robert Noyce (d. 1990), venture capitalist Arthur Rock. Intel now world leader in
microchips (annual sales, $30 billion), but Silicon Valley's linchpin lately slipping; stepped
down as Intel's chairman emeritus; gave half of fortune to Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation to support the environment, education and science.
Source: www.forbes.com
#5, Moore, Gordon Earle
(2000)
71 , self made
Source: Technology, Intel Corp.
Net Worth: $26,000 mil
Hometown: Woodside, California
Marital Status: married , 2 children
Education: Law from Cal Tech
Silicon Valley legend who stumbled upon the integrated circuit and later formulated the oftcited Moore's Law: the power of the microchip doubles every year (later amended to every
2 years). Started Intel in 1968 with Robert Noyce (d. 1990) and $2.5 million from venture
capitalist Arthur Rock . First-year sales: $3,000. Last year: $29 billion. Most of that comes
from PC microprocessor sales, but moving into wireless communications, networking
products. Along with Microsoft, Intel became the first Nasdaq company to join the Dow
Jones industrial average last year. Moore remains chairman emeritus. Caltech grad took
job researching weapons propulsion at Johns Hopkins; moved into semiconductors. With
wife, Betty, gave $35 million to Conservation International for research center and $12.5
million to Cambridge University for a new science library. Member since 1982
Source: forbes.com/2000/11/17/1117faces.html
People
Forbes Faces: Gordon Moore
Betsy Schiffman, Forbes.com, 11.17.00, 11:43 AM ET
SILICON VALLEY - Gordon Moore has been known to search the universe for signs of intelligent life.
Now he's hoping to improve intelligent life here on Earth.
The co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people) announced this week that
he's giving away $5 billion--nearly one-fifth of his wealth--to create a foundation that funds scientific,
environmental and educational ventures. The foundation, to be called the Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore
Foundation, will be based in San Francisco and will begin operations early next year. Overseeing the
foundation will be Lewis Coleman, former chairman of Banc of America Securities.
There's no doubt that Moore's name will live on through the new foundation, which is expected to be one
of the nation's largest. But it's not like 71-year-old Moore needs it. He already immortalized his name in
1965 when he predicted that the number of transistors on a chip would double every year. The prediction
proved so accurate it became known as "Moore's Law." (Moore updated the law in 1995 to double once
every two years.)
Moore was chief executive of Intel from 1975 until 1987, but he's first and foremost a scientist. He
received a Ph.D. in chemistry and physics from the California Institute of Technology and planned to
become a chemist. Instead, he became one of the pioneers of the semiconductor industry, serving as
director of research and development at Fairchild Semiconductor before leaving to found Intel in 1968.
Moore hasn't given up on science, though. He became one of the principal backers of Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence when its funding was cut by Congress in 1994. SETI calls its Project Phoenix,
"the Earth's most comprehensive hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence."
Source: www.forbes.com
Gates's Law "The speed of software halves every 18 months."
This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of
software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in
hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The
reference is to Bill Gates
The Jargon Dictionary http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/g/Gates_s_Law.htm
• Scientific American four-part interview with Gordon Moore:
www.sciam.com/interview/moore/092297moore1.htm