Intel Museum, Computer museum in Santa Clara, United States.
The Intel Museum is a computer museum in Santa Clara devoted to the history and development of processors. The exhibits show how semiconductors are manufactured and how computing technology has advanced over the decades.
The museum began in the early 1980s as an internal Intel project to record the company's history. It opened to the public on February 13, 1992, and was expanded in 1999 to triple its size and add a store. A 130-times-scale working replica of the Intel 4004 CPU, built from discrete transistors, went on display in 2006.
The museum grew out of an internal Intel project from the early 1980s to record the company's own history, and it opened to the public on February 13, 1992. A 1999 expansion tripled its size and added a store. Among the objects shown is a working 130-times-scale replica of the Intel 4004 CPU built from discrete transistors, displayed in 2006.
The museum is located on Mission College Boulevard and has free entry for all visitors. It is best to check ahead for current opening times and to arrange group visits in advance when possible.
The museum holds a working 130-times-scale replica of the Intel 4004 CPU, built from discrete transistors and displayed in 2006. The 4004, released in 1971, was the first commercially available single-chip microprocessor.
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