Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook pay tributes to Intel’s Gordon Moore: ‘An inspiration to me’

Gordon Moore died aged 94 on March 24.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and other tech industry leaders are paying tributes to Intel's co-founder Gordon Moore, who died aged 94 on March 24.

Moore was a semiconductor pioneer best known for his theory that integrated circuits would steadily rise in power over time. It later became known as "Moore's Law".

He is credited with helping introduce evermore powerful chips to increasingly compact computers.

While mourning Moore's death, Pichai said he inspired many individuals to pursue technology.

"He was an inspiration to me," Pichai tweeted. "Thoughts with his family and everyone at Intel."

RIP Gordon Moore. His vision inspired so many of us to pursue technology, was an inspiration to me. Thoughts with his family and everyone at Intel https://t.co/8bzKDJ8l79

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) March 25, 2023

Intel's current CEO Pat Gelsinger promised to carry forward Moore's legacy.

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, prophet of the rise of the PC, dies at 94

"As stewards of his (Moore's) law, Intel will work relentlessly to exponentially outdo what he and Robert Noyce set out to do," Gelsinger wrote. "He leaves behind an amazing legacy – that changed the lives of every person on the planet – and his memory will live on. I am humbled to have known him."

On its official social media accounts, Intel posted: "Thank you for everything".

"Today, we lost a visionary," the company said. "Gordon Moore leaves us with a legacy of innovation, both as Intel’s co-founder and the author of Moore’s Law."

Apple CEO Tim Cook remembered Moore as a "true visionary" who paved the way for tech revolution .

"The world lost a giant in Gordon Moore, who was one of Silicon Valley’s founding fathers," he wrote. "All of us who followed owe him a debt of gratitude. May he rest in peace."

The world lost a giant in Gordon Moore, who was one of Silicon Valley’s founding fathers and a true visionary who helped pave the way for the technological revolution. All of us who followed owe him a debt of gratitude. May he rest in peace. — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 25, 2023

"Today we lost one of the true giants of our field," Google executive Urs Holzle wrote. "Since his contributions spanned so many decades, few today realize how enormous Moore's impact on the entire industry was. Moore's Law was a vision and a message, not a law, and he made it real."