Silicon Valley

noun

1. the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.

Silicon Valley

noun

1. an industrial strip in W California, extending S of San Francisco, in which the US information technology industry is concentrated
2. any area in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated

Silicon Valley

1. A region on the San Francisco Peninsula in California where the miniaturized electronics industry is centered, so called because most of the devices built there are made of semiconductors such as silicon .

Notes

The term is often used as a catchword to describe the development of high-tech industry (see also high-tech ): “If we can attract this corporation to our town, we could become another Silicon Valley.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Silicon Valley¹

So called from the silicon wafers employed in semiconductor devices

Example Sentences

Musk — whose own immigration status early in his career has come under scrutiny — and other Silicon Valley backers today want highly-skilled foreign workers.

From New York Times

Mark believes Silicon Valley could do more but that they won't as it would cost them money.

From BBC

L.A. ranked as the second-biggest market for AI investments, up from the second quarter, in which it ranked behind Silicon Valley, New York and Boston.

From Los Angeles Times

Some Silicon Valley investors are vocally backing Trump due to concerns about how the government is regulating cryptocurrency, its policies on AI and the threat of an increase in capital gains taxes.

From Los Angeles Times

“Tariffs and trade wars are terrible ideas for businesses, terrible for Silicon Valley,” Hoffman said.

From Los Angeles Times