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  2. Silicon Valley - Wikipedia

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    Silicon Valley derives its name from the silicon used in transistors and computer chips, pioneered in the region in the 20th century. However, the term did not gain widespread use until the early 1980s, [1] at the time of the introduction of the IBM PC and numerous related hardware and software products to the consumer market.

  3. List of city nicknames in California - Wikipedia

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    The Capital of Silicon Valley [9] San Jo (pronounced SAN HO) [115] Teal Town; Fin City; Tan Jose; The Garden City [116] Richest City in the USA; San Leandro – The 'Dro [117] San Luis Obispo. S.L.O. (as in, Experience the SLO Life) [118] Happiest City in America [119] San Pablo. City of New Directions [120] Where? San Quentin – Bastille by ...

  4. Silicon Alley - Wikipedia

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    The term Silicon Alley may have originated in 1995 by a New York staffing recruiter, Jason Denmark, who was supporting clients in the newly dubbed technical hub in downtown Manhattan; in an effort to attract candidates who, at that time, were focusing on positions in Silicon Valley, he posted in public usenet postings of Object Technology ...

  5. ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers for NYT's Tricky ... - AOL

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    Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of the NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #193 on Thursday ...

  6. Robert Noyce - Wikipedia

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    Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990), nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", was an American physicist [dubious – discuss] and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968.

  7. Inside India's 'Silicon Valley': a city straining under pressure

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    Silicon Valley is the undisputed global tech hub. The small corner of California is the birthplace of Apple, Google, and OpenAI — companies that have, for better or worse, changed modern life.

  8. Silicon Valley (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Russian Silicon Valley (disambiguation) Silicon Alley, an area with a high concentration of high-tech industries in New York City; Silicone Valley, a nickname for the San Fernando Valley, the center of the U.S. pornographic industry; Silicon Wadi, an area with a high concentration of high-tech industries in Israel; List of technology centers ...

  9. Silicon Fen - Wikipedia

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    Silicon Fen or the Cambridge Cluster is a collective name given to high tech businesses focused on software, electronics, and biotechnology, including Arm and AstraZeneca, in and around the city of Cambridge in England. The name Silicon Fen originated as an analogy with Silicon Valley in California because Cambridge lies at the southern tip of ...