Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is located in western California, southeast of San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. This area is home to many technology corporations. The name "Silicon" is referred to the territory's large number of silicon chip manufacturers. Silicon Valley has been the leading center of high-tech advancement. On November 5, 1971 Don Hoefler was creating the world's first microprocessor: the Intel 4004 when he first used the phrase "Silicon Valley" to describe the organization of electronics steady growing in the Santa Clara County. He is the person who put the whole idea of Silicon Valley being thought of as a collection of "character sand eccentrics." The importance of Silicon Valley is that the silicon-based integrated circuit, the micro compressor and the microcomputer were developed. Silicon Valley was formed as a site for new technological knowledge; where skilled engineers and scientists from major universities in the area are present. In the San Francisco Bay Area where Silicon Valley is located, this has been a major site for United States Navy research and technology.

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