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.

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

The settlements come as Silicon Valley has generally taken a more conciliatory tone towards the president.

From BBC

He has vetoed AI safety legislation in the past, including a bill last year that divided Silicon Valley’s tech industry because the governor thought it gave the public a “false sense of security.”

From Los Angeles Times

Through it all, TikTok remained one of the only major social platforms that Silicon Valley, with its growing right-wing tilt, hasn’t completely absorbed.

From Salon

Chaos followed: Silicon Valley firms urged staff not to travel outside the country, overseas workers scrambled for flights, and immigration lawyers worked overtime to decode the order.

From BBC

Reflecting on his decision to leave the company, he said he might have "drunk the Kool-Aid a bit" and had chosen to leave because he no longer felt like "an outsider" in Silicon Valley.

From BBC