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Definition of Silicon valley

1. Noun. A region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries.

Definition of Silicon valley

1. Proper noun. A nickname originally for the region of the San Francisco Bay Area in which there are a high number of industries producing silicon chips and later extended to mean the entire concentration of high-tech businesses in this area. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Silicon valley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Social Sciences and Innovation by Oecd (2001)
"... SCIENCES TELL US ABOUT silicon valley? by Martin Kenney Introduction Professor, Department of Human and Community Development University of California, ..."

2. International Mobility of the Highly Skilled by OECD Staff, A01, OECD., Director, OCDE, workers Seminar on international mobilit, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation, Development (2002)
"A survey of the 100 silicon valley firms that received the most mainstream venture capital funding in 1998 shows that 7% have CEOs of Asian descent. ..."

3. Silicon Destiny: The Story of Application Specific Integrated Circuits and by Rob Walker, Nancy Tersini (1992)
"Many of the innovations of ASIC technology and its associated CAD (computer-aided design) tools came out of silicon valley, but surprisingly, ..."

4. Kickstart Initiative: Connecting America's Communities to the Information by Delano E. Lewis (1997)
"... Smart Valley One of America's most innovative, promising demonstrations of the power of community leadership is happening in silicon valley, California. ..."

5. A Piece of the Action: Employee Ownership, Equity Pay and the Rise of the by Charles Leadbeater (1997)
"silicon valley is home to about 6000 high-tech companies, ... One fifth of the public companies based in silicon valley are 'gazelles' - small ..."

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