Intel Museum showcases history of the microprocessor

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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
Robert Noyce Building

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Map of the Intel Mission Campus in Santa Clara

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Robert Noyce Building balconies

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Entrance to the Robert Noyce Building

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Robert Noyce Building lobby

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Intel Quality Award winners

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Quote from Robert Noyce

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Hallway and Intel logo

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Beginning of the exhibits

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Intel 4004 Microprocessor

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

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Intel IN-10 Memory Board (1972)

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Microma Watches (1972)

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Intel 4004 - Close up

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Intellec 4-40 (1973)

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Altair 8800 with Intel 8080 microprocessor (1975)

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IBM PC with Intel 8088 chip (1981)

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Intel silicon wafers (1969-1993)

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Intel silicon wafer

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Intel System 310 (1985)

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Intel logo circa 1985

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Mobile phone with Intel Flash memory (1989)

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

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Intel Flash memory (1988)

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Intel486 processor and silicon wafer (1989)

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Intel StrataFlash memory in mobile phone (1997)

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

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Floating-Point flaw in Intel Pentium Processors (1994)

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Intel Pentium processor and silicon wafer (1993)

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Intel Play toy line from Mattel (1999)

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Intel Pentium 4 processor and silicon wafer (2000)

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Intel ad campaigns

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

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Quote from Pat Gelsinger, Intel VP and CTO

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Wafer made of Intel photos

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Intel chip testing

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Moore's Law explained

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Intel 300mm "fab" process

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Intel "bunny" suit

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Cleanroom dressing sequence

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Model of Intel 300mm automated fab

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Wireless convergence exhibit

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Networking convergence exhibit

Photo by Josh Bancroft
Communications convergence exhibit

Photo by Josh Bancroft
Robert Noyce exhibit

Photo by Josh Bancroft
Mobile phones with Intel chips

Photo by Josh Bancroft
More phones with Intel chips

Photo by Josh Bancroft
Media players with Intel chips

Photo by Josh Bancroft
Intel PXA250 and PXA262 chips (2003)

Photo by Josh Bancroft

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

By Bill Detwiler

Bill Detwiler is Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop support specialist in the ...

Intel Museum

Robert Noyce Building

Map of the Intel Mission Campus in Santa Clara

Robert Noyce Building balconies

Entrance to the Robert Noyce Building

Robert Noyce Building lobby

Intel Quality Award winners

Quote from Robert Noyce

Hallway and Intel logo

Beginning of the exhibits

Intel 4004 Microprocessor

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

Intel IN-10 Memory Board (1972)

Microma Watches (1972)

Intel 4004 - Close up

Intellec 4-40 (1973)

Altair 8800 with Intel 8080 microprocessor (1975)

IBM PC with Intel 8088 chip (1981)

Intel silicon wafers (1969-1993)

Intel silicon wafer

Intel System 310 (1985)

Intel logo circa 1985

Mobile phone with Intel Flash memory (1989)

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

Intel Flash memory (1988)

Intel486 processor and silicon wafer (1989)

Intel StrataFlash memory in mobile phone (1997)

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

Floating-Point flaw in Intel Pentium Processors (1994)

Intel Pentium processor and silicon wafer (1993)

Intel Play toy line from Mattel (1999)

Intel Pentium 4 processor and silicon wafer (2000)

Intel ad campaigns

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

Quote from Pat Gelsinger, Intel VP and CTO

Wafer made of Intel photos

Intel chip testing

Moore's Law explained

Intel 300mm "fab" process

Intel "bunny" suit

Cleanroom dressing sequence

Model of Intel 300mm automated fab

Wireless convergence exhibit

Networking convergence exhibit

Communications convergence exhibit

Robert Noyce exhibit

Mobile phones with Intel chips

More phones with Intel chips

Media players with Intel chips

Intel PXA250 and PXA262 chips (2003)

Intel Museum

By Bill Detwiler

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