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'''Silicon Valley''' is the part of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in [[California]] that is home to a large number of technology companies. Originally, this referred to primarily makers of silicon chips. Before that, the Bay Area had been used by both the government and private businesses as a place to research and develop technology, especially due to | '''Silicon Valley''' is the part of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in [[California]] that is home to a large number of technology companies. Originally, this referred to primarily makers of silicon chips. Before that, the Bay Area had been used by both the government and private businesses as a place to research and develop technology, especially due to its proximity to [[Stanford University]]. Today, Silicon Valley is home to a large number of established technology firms - [[Apple Inc.]], [[Google]], [[Adobe Systems]], [[eBay]], [[Hewlett Packard]], [[Sun Microsystems]] and [[Yahoo!]] - as well as many startups in both the [[Web 2.0]] space and other areas - green technology is one area that is currently growing. In addition, there are a large number of [[venture capital]] firms and other investors. | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 29 September 2009
Silicon Valley is the part of the San Francisco Bay Area in California that is home to a large number of technology companies. Originally, this referred to primarily makers of silicon chips. Before that, the Bay Area had been used by both the government and private businesses as a place to research and develop technology, especially due to its proximity to Stanford University. Today, Silicon Valley is home to a large number of established technology firms - Apple Inc., Google, Adobe Systems, eBay, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! - as well as many startups in both the Web 2.0 space and other areas - green technology is one area that is currently growing. In addition, there are a large number of venture capital firms and other investors.