IP: Five Questions for Gordon E. Moore Technology Intensifies the Law of Change

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/27/technology/27FIVE.html

> Gordon E. Moore and Robert N. Noyce co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 
> 1957 and, a decade later, they co-founded the Intel Corporation. In a 
> paper Mr. Moore published in Electronics Magazine in 1965, he articulated 
> the concept that underpins what has become known as Moore's Law: the power 
> of a silicon chip will double every 18 to 24 months, accelerating the pace 
> of technological change.
>
> Mr. Moore, 72, an "accidental entrepreneur," as he calls himself, is one 
> of the pioneers of Silicon Valley. Since 1997 he has been chairman 
> emeritus at Intel which, under his management, grew into the global leader 
> in computer chip design and manufacturing, with nearly $34 billion in 
> annual revenue.

On April 11, Mr. Moore announced he would retire from Intel by the end of 
this month. In a telephone interview last Wednesday, excerpted below, he 
spoke about the implications of high-speed technology.

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