where is silicone valley? and why is it called that?

Answer 1

Its Silicon Valley and it is the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all the high tech businesses in the area.

Answer 2

Silicon Valley is the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually became a metonym for all the high tech businesses in the area.

Silicon Valley encompasses the northern part of Santa Clara Valley and adjacent communities in the southern parts of the San Francisco Peninsula and East Bay. It reaches approximately from Menlo Park (on the Peninsula) and the Fremont/Newark area in the East Bay down through San Jose, centered roughly on Sunnyvale. The Highway 17 corridor through the Santa Cruz Mountains into Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County is sometimes considered a part of Silicon Valley.

Answer 3

The area around San Jose, California, because of all the companies that are based in that area having to do with computers and chips, etc. being made of silicone.

Answer 4

Silicone is used for breast implants. Silicon is used for computers. Which valley were you looking for?

Answer 5

San Jose, California (nickname) Almost all of the top computer companies have headquarters or at least a heave presence in the area. One of the fastest growing areas in the United States. (San Jose is much larger than San Francisco)

Answer 6

It's in the southwestern U.S. It is the largest producer in silicone products, mainly computer chips.

Answer 7

Hollywood. Plastic surgery.

...or the space between Dolly Parton's breasts.