Intel was founded on this day in 1968. Co-founder Gordon Moore had unveiled Moore’s Law three years earlier. And it would help set up Intel for decades of industry dominance.
Moore was seen as a pioneer. In Moore’s case, he helped uncover the power of semiconductors.
In 1965, he was asked to make a 10-year prediction about his industry:
Here’s a look at the chart he made… …versus what actually transpired:
That progress helps explains this… 70 years ago: Today: 2 MB 1 TB
And as for Intel’s dominance… …here’s how that played out.
Of course, Moore had the opportunity to work with another visionary, Robert Noyce.
Here’s an incredible prediction from Noyce more than 40 years ago:
And Moore’s Law has influenced other visionaries, such as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.