Silicon Valley
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Summary
Silicon Valley is a technology center[1]. It draws 19,931 Wikipedia views per month (technology center category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Don Hoefler[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: subregion[6]
- Commons category: Silicon Valley[7]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[8]
- IPA transcription: sˈɪlɪkən vˈæli[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Silicon Valley[10]
- Category of associated people: Category:Silicon Valley people[11]
- Different from: Silicon Wadi[12]
- Name: Silicon Valley[13], Thung lũng Silicon[14], Thung lũng Điện tử[15]
- Territory overlaps: South Bay[16], Santa Clara Valley[17]
- Derivative work: Abacus Valley[18]
Body
Influence
Things named for Silicon Valley include it[19], a television series[20]; Silicon Valley Bank[21], a business[22], in United States[23], founded in 1983[24], headquartered in San Jose[25]; and Silicon Valley United States Patent and Trademark Office[26], a branch office[27], in United States[28], founded in 2015[29].
Why It Matters
Silicon Valley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
It has been cited as an influence by Curtis Yarvin[32], a computer scientist[33], b. 1973[34], of United States[35].
Entities named for it include it[19], a television series[20]; Silicon Valley Bank[21], a business[22], in United States[23], founded in 1983[24], headquartered in San Jose[25]; and Silicon Valley United States Patent and Trademark Office[26], a branch office[27], in United States[28], founded in 2015[29].
FAQs
Who did Silicon Valley influence?
Silicon Valley has been cited as an influence by Curtis Yarvin[32].