Learning Lab Murals As you walk through the museum, you will notice the colorful murals on the walls of the Learning Lab in the center of the museum. The murals show how microprocessors are changing our world and were enlarged from photos taken for One Digital Day, a book published in 1998, Intel's 30th anniversary.

Robert Noyce: A Life Celebrated The life of Intel co-founder Robert Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, is illustrated from childhood into adulthood, tracing his career from Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel to Silicon Valley statesman.

Intel History Here you can enjoy an in-depth, retrospective look at Intel's history. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel the world's largest chip maker is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking, and communications products. Exhibits trace the evolution of Intel® technology, and include many photos and artifacts from the corporation’s extensive archives.

Interactive Timeline This hands-on exhibit lets you locate and view Intel and other historical events on a year-by-year basis.

Chip Zooms This interactive exhibit allows you to "zoom" in on computer chips at several levels of magnification, learning more about the inner structure of chips and their packages.

Intel Culture Theater A multimedia presentation lets you see what it's like to work at the world's largest computer chip manufacturer, and learn more about Intel's risk-taking and results-oriented -- yet fun -- business environment.

Chip Design Visit this area to compare the dimensions of computer circuitry to the crevices on a fingerprint and the width of a human hair. You'll also learn how many transistors Intel packs on computer chips and see how engineers design them.

Binary Code In this exhibit, you can spell words using 0s and 1s instead of letters. Computers can work with any information that can be represented by "binary" (two-part) codes.

Semiconductor Science Explore three hands-on exhibits that show what types of materials conduct electricity, how electrical switches work and how transistor technology has evolved.

Clean Rooms Push the buttons to hear what Intel's manufacturing employees have to say about working in a chip-making factory. Try on a fabrication technician’s "bunny suit" yourself.

Chip Making Learn about the six basic steps Intel follows to produce computer chips, layer by layer, on mirror-smooth wafers of silicon.

The Fab A model shows how an Intel fabrication facility is built. One floor, the clean room is devoted to the actual chip manufacturing process. See how the layers above keep the factory ultra-clean. Invisible specks of dust can ruin silicon chips, so Intel takes extraordinary measures to keep dirt out.

Packaging Complex packages protect chips and provide the connections that allow them to communicate with computers and other systems. Explore the packaging exhibit to learn about how Intel assembles and tests chips before sending them to customers.

Exhibits in this area change from time to time to highlight special Intel programs, products, or history. Repeat visitors will often find something new in this section of the museum.