硅谷简介课件(英文版).pptVIP

* Silicon Valley?is a?nickname?for the South Bay portion of the?San Francisco Bay Area?in?Northern California,?United States. The region occupies roughly the same area as the?Santa Clara Valley?where it is centered, including?San José?and surrounding towns, where most of the companies are located. It is home to many of the worlds largest technology corporations, as well as thousands of small?startups. The term originally referred to the regions large number of?silicon chip?innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all?high-tech?businesses in the area, and is now generally used as a metonym?for the American high-technology sector. Despite the development of other high-tech economic centers throughout the?United States?and the?world, Silicon Valley continues to be a leading hub for high-tech innovation and development, accounting for one-third of all of the?venture capital?investment in the United States. Geographically, Silicon Valley encompasses all of the?Santa Clara Valley, the southern?Peninsula, and the southern East Bay. Silicon refers to the high concentration of companies involved in the Semiconductor and computer industries that were concentrated in the area,while Vally refers to the Santa Clara Valley 。 Roots in radio and military technology 广播和军事 Many of the original companies stayed,while new ones moved in.The immediate area was soon filled with aerospace firm such as Lockheed. Because universities were experiencing enormous demand due to returning students,Frederick Terman proposed the basing of Stanfords lands for using as an office park named Stanford Industrial Park. Stanford Industrial Park 斯坦福工业园 Silicon transistor 硅晶体管 The Silicon transistors play an important role during the Silicon Valleys development. Because of Apple Trading in 1980.There was more and more venture capital came to Silicon Valley. The rise of Software Silicon Valley has been most famous in recent years for innovations and internet s