ABOUT INTEL SANTA CLARA
Intel was founded in 1968 by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce, with Andy Grove joining them immediately thereafter. The Santa Clara site is home to Intel's worldwide corporate headquarters, research and development teams, and state-of-the-art facilities for chip design, testing, and fabrication.
Key facts:
- Intel is the largest employer in the city of Santa Clara
- Our Santa Clara offices encompass more than 3 million square feet
- This location is home to the flagship Intel Museum and Intel Museum Store
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K-16 Education
Intel Santa Clara works with local schools to bring 21st century tools to today’s young innovators. We help improve science, math, engineering, and technology programs and develop programs that create pipelines into high-tech fields. Intel is committed to helping women and the underserved minorities in our communities pursue higher education and technical skills, and provide programs specifically targeted to them.
Intel-sponsored programs exist at these learning institutions:
- Santa Clara County Office of Education
- Santa Clara Unified School District
- Fremont Unified School District
- San Jose School District
- Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
- Eastside Union High School District
- Mission College
- San Jose City College
- Heald College
- San Jose State
- Stanford University
- University of California, Berkeley
In addition to supporting schools, Intel Santa Clara is involved in the following community organizations:
- The Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley and the Peninsula
- Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education (IISME, teacher summer fellowship program)
- Students Recycling Used Technology (SVStRUT.org)
- Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)
- Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)
