Intel has announced the demise of their pioneer Gordon Moore, the microprocessor industry and a cofounder of Intel, once one of the world’s largest semiconductor maker who died on Friday at the age of 94 .
Moore was a giant in the technological transformation of the modern age, helping companies bring ever more powerful chips to smaller and smaller computers.
An engineer by training, he cofounded Intel in July 1968, eventually serving as president, chief executive and chairman of the board.Intel, based in Santa Clara, California, said Moore died “surrounded by family at his home in Hawaii.” 
Over his lifetime, Moore donated more than $5.1 billion to charitable causes through the foundation he set up with his wife of 72 years, Betty.“Though he never aspired to be a household name, Gordon’s vision and his life’s work enabled the phenomenal innovation and technological developments that shape our everyday lives,” said Harvey Fineberg, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Leaders of Intel also gave tribute on Moore.“He was instrumental in revealing the power of transistors, and inspired technologists and entrepreneurs across the decades,” said Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger.“He leaves behind a legacy that changed the lives of every person on the planet. His memory will live on,” Gelsinger added on Twitter.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a tweet that Moore’s vision “inspired so many of us to pursue technology,” while Apple CEO Tim Cook called him “one of Silicon Valley’s founding fathers.”“All of us who followed owe him a debt of gratitude,” Cook said on Twitter. “May he rest in peace.”
