Silicon Valley is located in the San Francisco Bay area of California. It was named after the silicon found in the region, which was used to create a silicon chip. Silicon Valley is well known for their innovations and tech companies. It is one of the largest high tech centers in the United States and the world.
Silicon Valley has been most prominent in the early 20th century when the electronics industry began to grow for such things like radio, television, and military products. Stanford University is even in Silicon Valley playing a major role in the evolution of the industrial world. Silicon Valley was instrumental in revolutionizing the microprocessor for the microcomputer. Scientists and engineers flock to the valley to take part in the innovations.