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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