Intel Executive Pledges $600-Million to Caltech

By Laura Hruby

Gordon E. Moore, chairman emeritus of the Intel Corporation, and his wife, Betty, have pledged $600-million to the California Institute of Technology through a personal gift and through grants from their family foundation, the institute announced.

The couple's contribution is the largest ever to a higher-education institution.

Mr. and Mrs. Moore pledged $300-million to the institute over five years. An equal amount will come in grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation,