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【美国硅谷科技游(十二)】英特尔公司博物馆(Intel Museum) [原创 2007-11-19 02:18:32]

作为一个国际型的大型跨国公司，英特尔公司(Intel)在其总部的小小的博物馆让我有些失望。不过，比起其它在硅谷发了家的高科技公司(比如CISCO、SUN、HP、APPLE、YAHOO和GOOGLE等)来说，它毕竟还有一个免费的每周开放六天的博物馆，不但有人导游讲解，临走时还可以得到两本精美的小册子和一只漂亮的圆珠笔。

我前不久终于来到这个闻名已久的位于硅谷中心的这个占地三千五百平方尺的博物馆。一进馆门，首先是来宾服务处。这里居然还有中文的博物馆指南。左边是展览部分。按照中文的指南，它包括的展厅有：发展史、整合、品牌推广计划、组装及测试、晶圆制造厂、摩尔定律、半导体科学、晶片设计、二进位码、数位变革、时空宝库。右边是纪念品店。我在这里随便照了几张照片，送给这里的朋友们。

整合

摩尔定律

晶圆(又称晶片)制造厂

其实，博物馆虽小，但是它却容纳了可以说整个ＩＴ业的发展历史。就好像当你看到一枚小小的晶片时(你会在那本精美的册子里找到一个)，你知道它的真正包含着多少信息。

除此之外，还有一个网上的展区。

给我印象最深的是它的“摩尔定律”。它的意思是，约每隔24个月便会增加一倍(我们采用Intel的说法)。从照片上可能看不清，我把它的原文抄录如下：

What is Moore's Law?

"The number of transistors incorporated in a chop will approximately double every 24 month." -- Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder

This forecast of the pace of silicon technology, popularly known as "Moore's Law," was more thanjust a prediction -- it was the basis for understanding how and why integrated circuits wouldtransform the industry. Moore considered user benefits, technology trends and the economics of manufacturing in his assessment.He essentially described the basic business model for the semiconductor industry. Today, Intel continues to leadthe industry, driving Moore's Law to increase functionality, performance and decrease costs, bringinggrowth to industries worldwide.

In 1985, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors on a pieceof silicon would double every couple of years - an insight later dubbed "Moore' Law." Hisprediction has held true, as ever-shrinking transistor sizes have allowed exponentially growthin the number of transistors on a single chip.

Moore's Law is now a beacon for the electronics industry, and Intel applies its principles like no othercompany. Whole new ways for people to play, learn, work, and communicate have come about asthe company has continued to expand Moore's Law.

从下面的记录，我们可以确信这个预言还是挺准确的：

1971	4004 processor	2,300 transistors
1972	8008 processor	3,500 transistors
1974	8080 processor	6,000 transistors
1978	8086 processor	29,000 transistors
1979	8088 processor	29,000 transistors
1982	286 processor	134,000 transistors
1985	i386^TM processor	275,000 transistors
1989	i486^TM processor	1,200,000 transistors
1993	Pentium^(R) processor	3,100,000 transistors
1995	Pentium^(R) Pro processor	5,500,000 transistors
1997	Pentium^(R) II processor	7,500,000 transistors
1998	Celeron processor	7,500,000 transistors
1999	Pentium^(R) III processor	9,500,000 transistors
2000	Pentium^(R) 4 processor	55,000,000 transistors
2001	Itanium^(R) processor	120,000,000 transistors
2002	Itanium^(R) 2 processor	180,000,000 transistors
2005	Itanium^(R) dual-core processor	more than 1,000,000,000 transistors

在网上我还看到英特尔公司在北京中国科技馆建成了自已的英特尔博物馆。据说，“该博物馆占地300多平方米，是美国硅谷Intel博物馆的翻版。博物馆通过实物展示和多媒体演示的形式，向观众介绍半导体芯片和cpu的结构、工作原理、生产过程和应用情况，成为科技馆中普及半导体芯片和宣传介绍Intel产品的一个理想的橱窗。”2007年3月26日，英特尔公司在北京宣布，将投资25亿美元（约193.4亿元人民币）在大连兴建其在亚洲的第一个晶圆厂。看来英特尔对我们中国人情有独衷啊。也许，中国人早就在自己的祖国参观了英特尔博物馆，我也可以到此住笔了。

Intel Museum
Robert Noyce Building
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
info: (408)765-0503
www.intel.com/museum

Hours:
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
Sat 10am-5pm
Free admission and parking