Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California. Silicon Valley happens to be an area with some of the world's biggest technology corporations. Ralph Vaerst was a Central California entrepreneur and he was the first person to come up with the term "Silicon Valley". Don Hoelfer was a friend of his and first published the term in the 'Electronic News' on January 11th, 1971(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley). The name has been in use for 41 years. Silicon Valley produces electronics, semiconductors, computer hardware, software, biotechnology, Internet, and a new addition called cleantech. The valley is home to about 10,000 companies and one million workers. This area is flush with opportunities. Many top colleges such as Standford and Berkeley which attract many people with high intellect. Without Silicon Valley we would not have as much technological production or such a florishing job market in the area (http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/25271/silicon-valley%E2%80%99s-defining-characteristics/).