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Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

By Bill Detwiler

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Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel Museum

Intel Museum

Located in the Robert Noyce Building at Intel’s headquarters in in Santa Clara, the Intel Museum showcases many of the company’s most significant achievements in computer history.

Josh Bancroft visited the museum in 2006 and took these photos. He graciously allowed us to republish them on TechRepublic.

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Robert Noyce Building

Robert Noyce Building

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Map of the Intel Mission Campus in Santa Clara

Map of the Intel Mission Campus in Santa Clara

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Robert Noyce Building balconies

Robert Noyce Building balconies

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Entrance to the Robert Noyce Building

Entrance to the Robert Noyce Building

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Robert Noyce Building lobby

Robert Noyce Building lobby

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel Quality Award winners

Intel Quality Award winners

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Quote from Robert Noyce

Quote from Robert Noyce

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Hallway and Intel logo

Hallway and Intel logo

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Beginning of the exhibits

Beginning of the exhibits

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel 4004 Microprocessor

Photo by: Josh Bancroft

Intel 4004 Microprocessor

Photo by: Josh Bancroft
Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Collection of early Intel products from the 1960s and 1970s

Collection of early Intel products from the 1960s and 1970s

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel IN-10 Memory Board (1972)

Intel IN-10 Memory Board (1972)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Microma Watches (1972)

Microma Watches (1972)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel 4004 - Close up

Intel 4004 - Close up

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intellec 4-40 (1973)

Intellec 4-40 (1973)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Altair 8800 with Intel 8080 microprocessor (1975)

Altair 8800 with Intel 8080 microprocessor (1975)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

IBM PC with Intel 8088 chip (1981)

IBM PC with Intel 8088 chip (1981)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel silicon wafers (1969-1993)

Intel silicon wafers (1969-1993)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel silicon wafer

Intel silicon wafer

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel System 310 (1985)

Intel System 310 (1985)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel logo circa 1985

Intel logo circa 1985

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Mobile phone with Intel Flash memory (1989)

Mobile phone with Intel Flash memory (1989)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel "Red X" ads designed to get consumers to buy Intel386 chips (1989)

Intel "Red X" ads designed to get consumers to buy Intel386 chips (1989)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel Flash memory (1988)

Intel Flash memory (1988)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel486 processor and silicon wafer (1989)

Intel486 processor and silicon wafer (1989)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel StrataFlash memory in mobile phone (1997)

Intel StrataFlash memory in mobile phone (1997)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Andy Grove - Time magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1997

Andy Grove - Time magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1997

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Floating-Point flaw in Intel Pentium Processors (1994)

Floating-Point flaw in Intel Pentium Processors (1994)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel Pentium processor and silicon wafer (1993)

Intel Pentium processor and silicon wafer (1993)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel Play toy line from Mattel (1999)

Intel Play toy line from Mattel (1999)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel Pentium 4 processor and silicon wafer (2000)

Intel Pentium 4 processor and silicon wafer (2000)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel ad campaigns

Intel ad campaigns

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Circular "wafers" of 1s and 0s projected on the museum floor

Circular "wafers" of 1s and 0s projected on the museum floor

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Quote from Pat Gelsinger, Intel VP and CTO

Quote from Pat Gelsinger, Intel VP and CTO

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Wafer made of Intel photos

Wafer made of Intel photos

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel chip testing

Intel chip testing

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Moore's Law explained

Moore's Law explained

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel 300mm "fab" process

Intel 300mm "fab" process

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel "bunny" suit

Intel "bunny" suit

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Cleanroom dressing sequence

Cleanroom dressing sequence

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Model of Intel 300mm automated fab

Model of Intel 300mm automated fab

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Wireless convergence exhibit

Wireless convergence exhibit

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Networking convergence exhibit

Networking convergence exhibit

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Communications convergence exhibit

Communications convergence exhibit

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Robert Noyce exhibit

Robert Noyce exhibit

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Mobile phones with Intel chips

Mobile phones with Intel chips

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

More phones with Intel chips

More phones with Intel chips

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Media players with Intel chips

Media players with Intel chips

Photo by Josh Bancroft

Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

Intel PXA250 and PXA262 chips (2003)

Intel PXA250 and PXA262 chips (2003)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

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By Bill Detwiler
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show.