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  1. 5 days ago · Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley.

  2. 3 days ago · Silicon Valley, industrial region around the southern shores of San Francisco Bay, California, U.S., with its intellectual centre at Palo Alto, home of Stanford University. Silicon Valley includes northwestern Santa Clara county as far inland as San Jose, as well as the southern bay regions of Alameda and San Mateo counties.

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  3. 3 days ago · Palo Alto serves as a central economic focal point of the Silicon Valley and is home to more than 7,000 businesses employing more than 98,000 people. In the mid-1950s Palo Alto had a railroad village feel and the streets were lined with bungalows and prim storefronts.

  4. Apr 30, 2024 · Silicon Valley spans over 20 miles of parks, museums, culture, mountains and, of course, technology, with an endless number of things to do and see. From natural landscapes to history and science, here are the must-see attractions dotted across Northern California’s Silicon Valley. 1.

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  5. 3 days ago · HP is recognized as the symbolic founder of Silicon Valley, though it did not actively investigate semiconductor devices until a few years after the "traitorous eight" abandoned William Shockley to create Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957. Hewlett-Packard's HP Associates division, established around 1960, developed semiconductor devices primarily ...

  6. Apr 30, 2024 · Andrew Latham. Fact checked by. Ante Mazalin. Summary: Silicon Valley, located in the south San Francisco Bay Area, is a global epicenter of technological innovation. It earned its name from the silicon transistor, a key component of microprocessors. This region houses numerous tech giants like Apple, Google, Meta, Chevron, and Visa.

  7. May 16, 2024 · Redwood City. Courthouse in Redwood City, Calif. Redwood City, city, seat (1856) of San Mateo county, California, U.S. It lies on the western shore of San Francisco Bay, at the mouth of Redwood Creek, 25 miles (40 km) south of San Francisco.

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