Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is located in the industrial region in between the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Diablo ranges. The valley also extends from San Francisco to Santa Clara and San Jose. The main headquarters of the operation is located at Palo Alto, the home of Stanford University. The valley was named after the many electronic and computer companies that have decided to locate their business there since the mid 20th century and silicone being the base material used in computer circuits. The main construction of computers has changed to more of the research, development and marketing side of things.
The valley used to be covered by fruits grown in orchards back in the early 20th century. The agriculture in the region was pushed out making way for the digital economy and the Internet.…