high - tech has a large presence in the silicon valley.
high - tech has a large presence in the silicon valley.
which industry has a large presence in the silicon valley?
high - tech
the first major technology company to be based in the area was hewlett-packard, founded in a garage in palo alto in 1939. ibm selected san jose as its west coast headquarters in 1943. varian associates, fairchild semiconductor, and other early innovators were located in the county by the late 1940s and 1950s. the u.s. navy had a large presence in the area and began giving large contracts to silicon valley electronics companies. the term "silicon valley" was coined in 1971. the trend accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s, and agriculture has since then been nearly eliminated from the northern part of the county. today, santa clara county is the headquarters for approximately 6500 high technology companies, including many of the largest tech companies in the world, among them hardware manufacturers amd, cisco systems and intel, computer and consumer electronics companies apple inc. and hewlett-packard, and internet companies ebay, google, and yahoo!. most of what is considered to be silicon valley is located within the county, although some adjoining tech regions in san mateo, (e.g., facebook), alameda, and santa cruz counties are also considered a part of silicon valley.
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silicon valley (disambiguation)









































silicon valley is a nickname for the southern portion of the san francisco bay area in the united states.









































silicon valley may also refer to:









































bullet::::- "silicon valley" (tv series), 2014 american television sitcom









































bullet::::- "silicon valley of europe", wista science and technology park in berlin-adlershof, germany









































bullet::::- silicon valley of india, nickname of the indian city of bangalore









































bullet::::- silicon valley of turkey, proposed project for the turkish version of the silicon valley









































bullet::::- silicon valley computer group philippines, a computer retail store in the philippines









































bullet::::- "space station silicon valley", a console game









































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silicon valley (disambiguation)