Intel Museum

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Intel Museum
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Location within California
Established1992
Location Santa Clara, California, US
Coordinates 37°23′15″N121°57′49″W / 37.38750°N 121.96361°W / 37.38750; -121.96361
Website http://www.intel.com/museum

The 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 February 13th, 1992, [4] 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. [5]

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  1. "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.
  2. "Trips That Teach". The Wave Magazine. The Wave Media. Retrieved 2008-12-21.[ dead link ]
  3. "Intel Museum FAQ". Intel Corporation . Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  4. Intel Corporation, "Coming Attractions: Intel's Museum Looks To The Past And The Future", Microcomputer Solutions, May/June 1992, page 6
  5. "Press Kit: The Intel Museum at a Glance". Intel Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-04-24.