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40-479: PMOS (or pMOS ) may refer to: PMOS logic p-channel MOSFET Prime Minister's Official Spokesman Primary Military Occupational Specialty postmarketOS , a free and open-source operating system based on Linux See also [ edit ] PMOs as project management offices or organizations Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

80-690: A Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. In September 1950, Moore enrolled at the California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"), where he would ultimately receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1954. Moore conducted postdoctoral research at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956. Moore joined MIT and Caltech alumnus William Shockley at the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory division of Beckman Instruments , but left with

120-406: A current path between the positive supply and the output. PMOS gates have the same arrangement as NMOS gates if all the voltages are reversed. Thus, for active-high logic, De Morgan's laws show that a PMOS NOR gate has the same structure as an NMOS NAND gate and vice versa. Gordon Moore Gordon Earle Moore (January 3, 1929 – March 24, 2023) was an American businessman, engineer, and

160-406: A drastically lower power consumption than either PMOS or NMOS. Even though a CMOS circuit had been proposed already in 1963 by Frank Wanlass and commercial 4000 series CMOS integrated circuits had entered production in 1968, CMOS remained complex to manufacture and allowed neither the integration level of PMOS or NMOS nor the speed of NMOS. It would take until the 1980s for CMOS to replace NMOS as

200-448: A resistor, so the whole circuit can be made with PMOS FETs), it has several shortcomings as well. The worst problem is that there is a direct current (DC) through a PMOS logic gate when the so-called "pull-up network" (PUN) is active, that is, whenever the output is high, which leads to static power dissipation even when the circuit sits idle. Also, PMOS circuits are slow to transition from high to low. When transitioning from low to high,

240-598: A series of gifts and grants beginning in the 1990s, given some $ 166 million to the University of California, Berkeley to fund initiatives ranging from materials science and physics to genomics and data science. In addition, through the foundation, his wife created the Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative, targeting nursing care in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Sacramento. In 2007,

280-560: A student government conference at the Asilomar Conference Grounds . They married in 1950, and Moore became a father to two sons: Kenneth Moore (b. 1954) and Steven Moore (b. 1959). Moore was an avid fisherman since childhood, and he traveled extensively with his wife, sons, or fellow colleagues to catch species such as bass, marlin, salmon, and trout. He said his conservation efforts were partly inspired by his interest in fishing and his time spent outdoors. In 2011, Moore's

320-670: The Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology , biennially to celebrate scientists' contributions to the field of solid-state science. The Society of Chemical Industry (American Section) annually presents the Gordon E. Moore Medal, to recognize early career success in innovation in the chemical industries. Moore was awarded the UCSF medal in 2016. Moore met his wife, Betty Irene Whitaker, in 1947 during

360-488: The co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation . He proposed Moore's law which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years. Gordon Moore was born in 1929 as the second son of Walter Harold Moore (a county sheriff stationed in San Mateo County ) and Florence Almira "Mira" Williamson (a homemaker). When Moore started school in 1935,

400-520: The electron mobility in the n-type channel of NMOS MOSFETs is about three times that of the hole mobility in the p-type channel of PMOS MOSFETS, NMOS logic allows for an increased switching speed. For this reason NMOS logic quickly began to replace PMOS logic. By the late 1970s, NMOS microprocessors had overtaken PMOS processors. PMOS logic remained in use for a while due to its low cost and relatively high level of integration for applications such as simple calculators and clocks. CMOS technology promised

440-458: The " traitorous eight ," when Sherman Fairchild agreed to back them and created the influential Fairchild Semiconductor corporation. In 1965, Moore was working as the director of research and development (R&D) at Fairchild Semiconductor. He was asked by Electronics Magazine to predict what he thought might happen in the semiconductor components industry over the next ten years. In an article published on April 19, 1965, Moore observed that

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480-465: The 4004 uses positive supply voltage V SS =+5V and negative supply voltage V DD = -10V. The p-type MOSFETs are arranged in a so-called "pull-up network" (PUN) between the logic gate output and positive supply voltage, while a resistor is placed between the logic gate output and the negative supply voltage. The circuit is designed such that if the desired output is high, then the PUN will be active, creating

520-779: The Intel 1101, in 1969. The 1024-bit dynamic random-access memory Intel 1103 followed in 1970. The 1103 was a commercial success and quickly began replacing magnetic core memory in computers. Intel introduced its first PMOS microprocessor , the Intel 4004 , in 1971. A number of companies followed Intel's lead. Most early microprocessors were manufactured in PMOS technology: 4040 and 8008 from Intel; IMP-16 , PACE and SC/MP from National Semiconductor ; TMS1000 from Texas Instruments ; PPS-4 and PPS-8 from Rockwell International . There are several commercial firsts in this list of microprocessors:

560-513: The MOSFET offers a number of advantages: Disadvantages relative to bipolar integrated circuits were: General Microelectronics introduced the first commercial PMOS circuit in 1964, a 20-bit shift register with 120 MOSFETs – at the time an incredible level of integration. The attempt by General Microelectronics in 1965 to develop a set of 23 custom integrated circuits for an electronic calculator for Victor Comptometer proved to be too ambitious given

600-633: The San Francisco Bay area. Moore was a director of Conservation International for some years. In 2002, he and Conservation International senior vice president Claude Gascon received the Order of the Golden Ark from Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands for their outstanding contributions to nature conservation. Moore was a member of Caltech's board of trustees from 1983, chairing it from 1993 to 2000, and

640-494: The chip area. The polysilicon gate material not only made the self-aligned gate possible, it also resulted in a reduced threshold voltage and consequently in a lower minimum power supply voltage (e.g. -16 V ), reducing the power consumption. Because of the lower power supply voltage, silicon gate PMOS logic is often referred to as low-voltage PMOS in contrast to the older, metal-gate PMOS as high-voltage PMOS . For various reasons Fairchild Semiconductor did not proceed with

680-740: The construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), expected to become the world's second largest optical telescope once it and the European Extremely Large Telescope are completed in the mid-2020s. The TMT will have a segmented mirror 30 meters across and be built on Mauna Kea in Hawaii. This mirror will be nearly three times the size of the current record holder, the Large Binocular Telescope . The Moores, as individuals and through their foundation , have also, in

720-403: The development of PMOS integrated circuits as intensively as the involved managers wanted. Two of them, Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce , decided in 1968 to found their own startup instead – Intel . They were shortly afterwards joined by other Fairchild engineers, including Federico Faggin and Les Vadasz . Intel introduced its first PMOS static random-access memory with a capacity of 256 bit,

760-695: The faculty noted his introverted personality. His father accepted a promotion to deputy sheriff in 1938 and moved the family to Redwood City, California . In 1940, Moore received a chemistry set as a Christmas gift, which inspired him to become a chemist. From 1942 to 1946, Moore studied at Sequoia High School , where he was involved in athletic activities. From 1946 to 1947, Moore attended San José State College (now San José State University) , studying chemistry. He transferred to University of California, Berkeley in 1948, taking courses from Glenn Seaborg , Melvin Calvin , and William Giauque . He graduated in 1950 with

800-466: The first 4-bit microprocessor (4004), the first 8-bit microprocessor (8008), the first single-chip 16-bit microprocessor (PACE), and the first single-chip 4-bit microcontroller (TMS1000; RAM and ROM on the same chip as the CPU ). By 1972, NMOS technology had finally been developed to the point where it could be used in commercial products. Both Intel (with the 2102) and IBM introduced 1 kbit memory chips. As

840-432: The first working MOSFET at Bell Labs in 1959. They fabricated both PMOS and NMOS devices but only the PMOS devices were working. It would be more than a decade before contaminants in the manufacturing process (particularly sodium) could be managed well enough to manufacture practical NMOS devices. Compared to the bipolar junction transistor , the only other device available at the time for use in an integrated circuit ,

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880-588: The foundation pledged $ 100 million over 11 years to establish a nursing school at the University of California, Davis . The Moores have also been long-time benefactors of other Northern California institutions, including Stanford University (over $ 190 million as of 2022), University of California, San Francisco , and University of California, Santa Cruz . In 2009, the Moores received the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy . Moore received many honors. He

920-658: The main technology for microprocessors. PMOS circuits have a number of disadvantages compared to the NMOS and CMOS alternatives, including the need for several different supply voltages (both positive and negative), high-power dissipation in the conducting state, and relatively large features. Also, the overall switching speed is lower. PMOS uses p-channel (+) metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) to implement logic gates and other digital circuits . PMOS transistors operate by creating an inversion layer in an n-type transistor body. This inversion layer, called

960-524: The microprocessor – that have fueled the information revolution". In 1998, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Computer History Museum "for his fundamental early work in the design and production of semiconductor devices as co-founder of Fairchild and Intel". In 2001, Moore received the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to progress in chemistry and science. Moore was also

1000-405: The number of components (transistors, resistors, diodes, or capacitors) in a dense integrated circuit had doubled approximately every year and speculated that it would continue to do so for at least the next ten years. In 1975, he revised the forecast rate to approximately every two years. Carver Mead popularized the phrase "Moore's law". The prediction has become a target for miniaturization in

1040-454: The p-channel, can conduct holes between p-type "source" and "drain" terminals. The p-channel is created by applying a negative voltage (-25V was common ) to the third terminal, called the gate. Like other MOSFETs, PMOS transistors have four modes of operation: cut-off (or subthreshold), triode, saturation (sometimes called active), and velocity saturation. While PMOS logic is easy to design and manufacture (a MOSFET can be made to operate as

1080-411: The process but also increases static power dissipation. Additionally, the asymmetric input logic levels make PMOS circuits susceptible to noise. Most PMOS integrated circuits require a power supply of 17-24 volt DC. The Intel 4004 PMOS microprocessor, however, uses PMOS logic with polysilicon rather than metal gates allowing a smaller voltage differential. For compatibility with TTL signals,

1120-764: The recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the United States' highest civilian honor, as of 2002. He received the award from President George W. Bush . In 2002, Moore received the Bower Award for Business Leadership. In 2003 Moore was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2005. Moore

1160-515: The reliability of PMOS circuits at the time and ultimately led to the demise of General Microelectronics. Other companies continued to manufacture PMOS circuits such as large shift registers ( General Instrument ) or the analogue multiplexer 3705 ( Fairchild Semiconductor ) which were not feasible in bipolar technologies of the day. A major improvement came with the introduction of polysilicon self-aligned gate technology in 1968. Tom Klein and Federico Faggin at Fairchild Semiconductor improved

1200-406: The self-aligned gate process to make it commercially viable, resulting in the release of the analogue multiplexer 3708 as the first silicon-gate integrated circuit. The self-aligned gate process allowed tighter manufacturing tolerances and thus both smaller MOSFETs and reduced, consistent gate capacitances. For instance, for PMOS memories this technology delivered three to five times the speed in half

1240-416: The semiconductor industry and has had widespread impact in many areas of technological change. In July 1968, Robert Noyce and Moore founded NM Electronics, which later became Intel Corporation . Moore served as executive vice president until 1975 when he became president. In April 1979, Moore became chairman and chief executive officer, holding that position until April 1987, when he became chairman. He

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1320-407: The transistors provide low resistance, and the capacitive charge at the output accumulates very quickly (similar to charging a capacitor through a very low resistance). But the resistance between the output and the negative supply rail is much greater, so the high-to-low transition takes longer (similar to discharge of a capacitor through a high resistance). Using a resistor of lower value will speed up

1360-402: Was a life trustee at the time of his death. In 2001, Moore and his wife donated $ 600 million to Caltech, at the time the largest gift ever to an institution of higher education. He said he wanted the gift to be used to keep Caltech at the forefront of research and technology. In December 2007, Moore and his wife donated $ 200 million to Caltech and the University of California for

1400-425: Was awarded the 2008 IEEE Medal of Honor for "pioneering technical roles in integrated-circuit processing, and leadership in the development of MOS memory, the microprocessor computer, and the semiconductor industry". Moore was featured in the 2011 documentary film Something Ventured , in which he said about Intel's first business plan, "It was one page, double spaced. It had a lot of typos in it." In 2009, Moore

1440-522: Was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1976 for contributions to semiconductor devices from transistors to microprocessors. In 1990, Moore was with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President George H. W. Bush , "for his seminal leadership in bringing American industry the two major postwar innovations in microelectronics – large-scale integrated memory and

1480-717: Was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame . He was awarded the 2010 Dan David Prize for his work in the areas of Computers and Telecommunications. The library at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge is named after him and his wife Betty, as are the Moore Laboratories building (dedicated 1996) at Caltech and the Gordon and Betty Moore Materials Research Building at Stanford. The Electrochemical Society presents an award in Moore's name,

1520-588: Was named chairman emeritus in 1997. Under Noyce, Moore, and later Andrew Grove , Intel pioneered new technologies for computer memory , integrated circuits , and microprocessor design. On April 11, 2022, Intel renamed its main Oregon site, the Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro , as 'Gordon Moore Park', and the building formerly known as RA4, as 'Moore Center', after Gordon Moore. As of February 2023, Moore's net worth

1560-542: Was reported to be $ 7 billion. In 2000, Moore and his wife established the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation , with a gift worth about $ 5 billion. Through the foundation, they initially targeted environmental conservation, science, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The foundation gives extensively in the area of environmental conservation, supporting major projects in the Andes–Amazon Basin, including Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Suriname, as well as

1600-539: Was the first human genome sequenced on Ion Torrent 's Personal Genome Machine platform, a massively parallel sequencing device, which uses ISFET biosensors . Moore died at his home in Hawaii on March 24, 2023, at age 94. He was remembered by the San Francisco Chronicle as a "Silicon Valley icon who co-founded Intel." The current Intel CEO at the time, Pat Gelsinger remembered him as someone who, "defined

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