At the
Intel Museum in Santa Clara, you can experience the power of computer chips
first hand, and the evolution of their development. Explore the pages of the
site and interact with our Web movies to learn more about the museum and
computer chips. I needed four years to finally stop by, despite the fact that I
worked down the road. Today was the day and of course I had to place a cache
here - not only because of the museum, but also to point out the rare
locationless cache buried close by.
The Intel Museum is designed as a self-guided experience. Free guided group
tours are available through advance reservation. Learn where we're located, how
to contact us, and how to schedule a group tour. You can also see what's new at
the Intel Museum Store and take a trip through the museum.
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A World of Technology |
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How
does Intel build millions of microscopic transistors in a sliver of
silicon the size of a fingernail? How are new computing and
communications technologies changing our lives? Find the answers to
these questions and more at the Intel Museum and at Visitor Centers
located around the world. |
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How Transistors Work |
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Transistors are the building blocks of the microprocessor, which is the
brain of the computer. Learn how a transistor is constructed on a chip,
and how it controls the flow of digital information in a computer. |
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Memory Technology |
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Learn
about predecessors of today's computer memory chips and see how
semiconductor memory chips store information. See how to spell your name
using 1's and 0's instead of letters. |
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How Microprocessors Work |
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Intel
builds fingernail-sized microprocessors that incorporate millions of
transistors and perform millions of instructions per second. Learn
step-by-step how these chips perform their magic. |
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How Chips Are Made |
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Oxygen
is the most abundant element on Earth. Silicon - the base material Intel
uses to make computer chips - is the second most abundant element. Where
can you find silicon? In common beach sand. See how Intel builds complex
chips, layer by layer, atop wafers made of purified silicon. |
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Clean Rooms |
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"Clean
your room!" takes on new meaning at Intel, where the factories in which
computer chips are made are thousands of times cleaner than hospital
operating rooms. Learn why, and see what Intel manufacturing employees
wear to work. |
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History of the Microprocessor |
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Get
inside Intel's founders' heads by pretending you're launching a
high-tech company. Also trace the evolution of Intel's microprocessors. |
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The Journey InsideSM |
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The
Journey InsideSM is an interactive, media-rich Web site that answers
important questions about computers and the Internet through activities
that help explain how technology works and impacts our society. |
Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Closed on holidays)
Price:
Admission and parking are free
Notice:
Bags and backpacks are not permitted in the Intel Museum or Intel Museum
Store. No coat check services are available
Somewhere
In Time (GC769F)
For the
locationless cache hunter a special treat has been placed in the frontyard
of the Robert Noyce
Celebrating 35 Years of Innovation
To commemorate Intel's 35th anniversary, we buried a time capsule on July 15th
at the Robert Noyce building in Santa Clara. Employees with more than 25 years
of service joined our founders and current leaders—Craig Barrett, Gordon Moore,
Andy Grove and Paul Otellini—to celebrate the past and look forward to
innovations to come. The time capsule will be opened 15 years from now at our
50th anniversary celebration.
What do you put in a time capsule?
The capsule includes a variety of items sent in by the various business groups
and individual employees of Intel from around the world. Items not only reflect
technology and innovation, but how we manage our business and the people who
make Intel what it is today. We also included some predictions from several of
Intel's managers who did their best to forecast what the world, technology and
Intel will be like in 2003.