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


FILE PHOTO Projection of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore at the Intel keynote at the International Consumer Electronics show CES in Las Vegas Nevada January 6 2015.     REUTERSRick WilkingFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Projection of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore at the Intel keynote at the International Consumer Electronics show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Intel Corp co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's Law" predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died Friday at the age of 94, the company announced.

Intel and Moore's family philanthropic foundation said he died surrounded by family at his home in Hawaii.

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