October 18, 1987

Andy Grove named Intel CEO

Andy Grove became Intel CEO on October 18, 1987 when Gordon Moore stepped down — leading Intel through the PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. boom.

What it was for

Andrew GroveGrove's 'Only the Paranoid Survive' culture pushed Intel's x86Intel's dominant CPU architecture family — the instruction set behind most PCs and servers for decades. dominance and manufacturing discipline. He turned Intel into the world's largest chipmaker during the Windows/PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. era.

People

  • Andy Groveceo

Companies

  • Intel

Why it's here

Grove defined Intel's operational excellence during the microprocessorA CPU on a single integrated circuit — the heart of personal computers and countless embedded devices. wars.

Why it mattered

His leadership secured x86Intel's dominant CPU architecture family — the instruction set behind most PCs and servers for decades. as the standard PCPersonal computer — a computer designed for individual use, especially desktop or laptop machines. and server architecture.

What it solved

Intel needed aggressive execution to win the 386/486 battles against AMD and Cyrix.

Media

  • Andrew Grove
    ImageAndrew Grove

    Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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