Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is located in the southern San Francisco Bay area. Silicon Valley is called this because Silicon Valley is the home to the semiconductor chip making industry. The industry uses silicon as its main raw material. This prompted a newspaper reporter to call it Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley got its name in 1971 so it has been called Silicon Valley for 41 years. Silicon Valley is important because it is the home to many of the world's largest technology corporations.



post by Matthew Hinojos

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