Intel Museum
Computer museum in Santa Clara, California
37°23′15″N 121°57′49″W / 37.38750°N 121.96361°W / 37.38750; -121.96361The Intel Museum located at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, United States, has exhibits of Intel's products and history as well as semiconductor technology in general.[1][2] The museum is open weekdays except holidays. It is open to the public with free admission.[3] The museum was started in the early 1980s as an internal project at Intel to record its history. It opened to the public in 1992, later being expanded in 1999 to triple its size and add a store. It has exhibits about how semiconductor chip technology works, both as self-paced exhibits and by reservation as grade-school educational programs.[4]
References
- ^ "Technology Museums". SJLibrary.org. City of San Jose and San Jose State University. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Trips That Teach". The Wave Magazine. The Wave Media. Retrieved 2008-12-21. [dead link]
- ^ "Intel Museum FAQ". Intel Corporation. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Press Kit: The Intel Museum at a Glance". Intel Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
External links
- Intel Museum official site
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Gallery
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Museum entrance -
The original IBM PC containing the Intel 8088 microprocessor -
Intel 8080 microprocessor and a microprocessor board -
Intel IN-10 Memory Board -
Moore's Law exhibit -
Robert Noyce exhibition -
Semiconductor fab model -
Description of the chip-making process -
Silicon wafers showing their gradual increase in size over time -
Silicon ingot -
Ultrabooks -
Another view of the museum
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