List of technology centers#Places with "Silicon" names

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This is a list some of technology centers throughout the world. Government planners and business networks often incorporate "silicon" or "valley" into place names to describe their own areas as a result of the success of Silicon Valley in California. Metrics may be applied to measure qualitative differences between these places, including:

  • How much and to what extent public and/or private research and development (R&D) funds are spent in the zones
  • What percentage of local employment is technology related
  • If the zone is mainly government funded or is mainly corporate driven (or is it a mix of both)
  • If mainly corporate, how much revenue and profit and which corporations have headquarters there
  • If mainly corporate, how much venture capital has been made available to companies in the zone
  • What supporting higher educational institutions (e.g., universities or colleges) are located nearby

Globally prominent clusters

  • Silicon Valley: Originating in Stanford University (Palo Alto and Menlo Park), and spreading south towards San Jose, California, and suburbs. San Francisco and nearby areas including Berkeley and Oakland are technically not part of Silicon Valley but have seen growth in industries such as web development since the 90s and venture capital. Silicon Valley, home to two of the largest Big Tech companies, Apple and Google, has maintained dominance for decades in core industries such as microprocessor development as well as software and apps development{{cite book |last1=Malone |first1=Michael S. |author-link1=Michael S. Malone |title=The Valley of Heart's Delight: A Silicon Valley Notebook 1963 - 2001 |date=2002 |publisher=John S. Wiley & Sons |location=New York |isbn=9780471201915 |page=xix |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5CnSAswh3QYC&pg=PR19 |access-date=28 July 2020}}T. Washington Institute
  • Greater Seattle: one of the largest tech clusters in the world, home to two of the largest & wealthiest Big Tech companies: Microsoft and Amazon, as well as Boeing, Nintendo, and most other major tech players have significant presence and research centers in Greater Seattle. University of Washington and Puget Sound vicinity is also home to a large numbers of notable companies & startups in Life Sciences, biotechnology, medical, video/online game, aerospace, aviation, fintech, technology investment, funds, venture capital, as well as various research & technology centers
  • Cambridge Cluster: The name given to the region around Cambridge, England, which is home to a large cluster of high-tech businesses focusing on software, electronics and biotechnology, among others AstraZeneca. Many of these businesses have connections with the University of Cambridge, and the area is now one of the most important technology centres in Europe
  • IT cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, Germany: Europe's largest software cluster, is globally dominant in business software, IT security research and biopharmaceuticals
  • Shenzhen-Hong Kong Greater Bay Area: Asia's largest technology cluster, is globally dominant in tech manufacturing, consumer software, research, serving global and largest tech consumer market. Home to some of the largest global tech companies, such as Tencent and others
  • Geneva, Switzerland is globally dominant in particle physics at CERN and various frontier scientific & technology research
  • Greater Shanghai, including Hangzhou and others in Yangtze River Delta, is globally dominant technology cluster with companies such as Alibaba, Apple, Amazon and Tesla global manufacturing
  • Dulles Technology Corridor in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Northern Virginia is globally dominant in telecom, satellite, and defense industries
  • Hsinchu Science Park: Greater Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County, Taiwan is the dominant area worldwide for pure-play semiconductor foundry market
  • Silicon Alley is a portion of Manhattan, New York City, that encompasses Broadway, the Flatiron District, SoHo, and TriBeCa technology centers
  • Silicon Wadi: An area with a high concentration of high-tech industries in the coastal plain in Israel.

    • Eindhoven, The Netherlands is a leading area in technology, stems from Eindhoven University of Technology, ASML and Philips.
    • Toronto and Waterloo Region is a globally prominent technology corridor with companies such as BlackBerry, Desire2Learn and research centers including the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and MaRS Discovery District.
    • Kista, Stockholm: is one of continental Europe's leading hubs for the technology industry; this influential industry is based in Kista, a suburb in northern Stockholm which is Europe's largest Informations and Technology cluster. Stockholm has the second most unicorns per capita in the world, after Silicon Valley; the city also has one of the highest startup rates in Europe.{{Cite web |date=23 August 2021 |title=Tech Start-ups Secure Sweden's Title as the European Silicon Valley |url=https://www.eurocompanyformations.com/blog/sweden-becomes-european-silicon-valley/ |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=European Company Formation {{!}} Company Registration Europe |language=en-US |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024061734/https://www.eurocompanyformations.com/blog/sweden-becomes-european-silicon-valley/ |url-status=live }}

List

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  • Smart Village Egypt: part of Greater Cairo
  • Maadi Technology Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.itida.gov.eg/English/Pages/MaadiPark.aspx|title=Information Technology Industry Development Agency|website=www.itida.gov.eg}}
  • Silicon Waha Technology Parks{{Cite web|url=https://siliconwaha.com/|title=Silicon Waha|website=siliconwaha.com}}

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  • Konza Technology City: launched in 2013, and set to host business process outsourcing (BPO) ventures, a science park, and other facilities{{cite web|last1=Bright|first1=Jake|title=The Rise Of Silicon Savannah And Africa's Tech Movement|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/23/the-rise-of-silicon-savannah-and-africas-tech-movement/|website=TechCrunch|accessdate=27 December 2015}}

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  • Ebene Cyber City{cite news | url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=13614 | title=Junta Approves Investment in Cyber City | author=Min Lwin | work=The Irrawaddy | date=2008-07-29}}

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  • Florianópolis
  • Campinas, São Paulo, São José dos Campos, São Carlos: The Silicon Valley of Brazil
  • Porto Digital: Recife
  • Porto Alegre TecnoPuc:{{Cite web|url=https://tecnopuc.pucrs.br/|location=Brazil|title=TECNOPUC - Parque Científico e Tecnológico da PUCRS|website=TECNOPUC}} Porto Alegre
  • BH – São Pedro Valley:{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-pedro-valley/?originalSubdomain=br|title=San Pedro Valley|publisher=LinkedIn}} Belo Horizonte
  • Parque Tecnológico Aberto de Santa Rita do Sapucaí:{{Cite web|url=https://parquetecnologicosrs.com.br/|location=Brazil|title=Home|website=Parque Tecnológico de Santa Rita do Sapucaí! O Vale da Eletrônica}} Santa Rita do Sapucaí
  • Parque Científico e Tecnológico da UNICAMP:{{Cite web|url=https://parque.inova.unicamp.br/|location=Brazil|title=Home|website=Parque Científico e Tecnológico da Unicamp}} Campinas
  • Feevale Techpark:{{Cite web|url=https://www.feevaletechpark.com.br/|location=Brazil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929014503/https://www.feevaletechpark.com.br/ |url-status=live|archive-date=2020-09-29|title=Apresentação | Universidade Feevale }} Porto Alegre
  • ORION Parque Tecnológico:{{Cite web|url=https://www.orionparque.com/|title=Home|website=Orion Parque}} Lages
  • Parque Tecnológico Botucatu:{{Cite web|url=https://www.parquebtu.org.br/|location=Brazil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403145209/http://parquebtu.org.br/ |url-status=live|archive-date=2016-04-03|title=Parque Tecnológico Botucatu - PARQUE TECNOLÓGICO BOTUCATU }} Botucatu
  • Parque Tecnológico UFRJ:{{Cite web|url=https://www.parque.ufrj.br/|title=Página Inicial|location=Brazil|website=Parque Tecnológico da UFRJ}} Rio de Janeiro
  • Parque Tecnológico da Bahia:{{Cite web|url=https://parquetecnologico-ba.org.br/|title=Home|location=Brazil|website=Parque Tecnológico}} Salvador
  • Parque de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico Universidade Federal do Ceará:{{Cite web|url=https://www.padetec.ufc.br/|title=Início | Padetec|website=www.padetec.ufc.br}} Fortaleza
  • Sergipe Parque Tecnológico:{{Cite web|url=https://sergipetec.org.br/|location=Brazil}} São Cristóvão
  • Fundação Parque Tecnológico da Paraíba:{{Cite web|url=https://www.paqtc.org.br/|location=Brazil|title=PaqTcPB|website=www.paqtc.org.br}} Campina Grande

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  • Pardis Technology Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.techpark.ir/?/frontpage_en/lang=en|title=isadaf.ir|website=www.techpark.ir}} in Pardis, Iran's Silicon Valley

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  • Kansai Science City (Keihanna Science City), on the borders of Kyoto, Osaka and Nara Prefectures{{cite web |title=General View of Kansai Science City |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/crd/daisei/daikan/gaiyo_e.html |access-date=30 October 2020}}
  • Tsukuba Science City, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture{{cite web |title=Tsukuba Science City |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/crd/daisei/tsukuba/english/index.html |access-date=30 October 2020}}
  • Yokosuka Research Park (YRP), Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture{{cite web |title=Yokosuka Research Park |url=https://www.yrp.co.jp/en/index.html |access-date=30 October 2020}}

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  • Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), Kuala Lumpur{{cite web|url=http://www.tpm.com.my/| title=Technology Park Malaysia| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) / Cyberjaya, Selangor
  • Selangor Science Park, Selangor
  • Selangor Science Park 2, Selangor{{cite web|url=http://www.pkns.gov.my/index.php/my/pkns-in-media-app/10-akhbar/2014/disember-2014/123-selangor-science-park-2-moving-at-snail-s-pace| title=Selangor Science Park 2 Moving At Snail's Pace| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Selangor
  • FRIM-MTDC Technology Centre, Selangor{{cite web|url=https://www.mtdc.com.my/index.php/frim-mtdc/| title=FRIM-MTDC – Malaysian Technology Development Corporation| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • UPM-MTDC Technology Centre, Selangor{{cite web|url=https://www.mtdc.com.my/index.php/upm-mtdc/| title=UPM-MTDC – Malaysian Technology Development Corporation| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • UKM-MTDC Technology Centre. Selangor{{cite web|url=https://www.mtdc.com.my/index.php/ukm-mtdc/| title=UKM-MTDC – Malaysian Technology Development Corporation| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • UITM-MTDC Technology Centre. Selangor{{cite web|url=https://www.mtdc.com.my/index.php/uitm-mtdc/| title=UITM-MTDC – Malaysian Technology Development Corporation| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, George Town, Penang{{cite web|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Styling-itself-as-the-Silicon-Valley-of-the-East| title=Styling itself as the 'Silicon Valley of the East'| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • Creative Digital District, George Town, Penang{{Cite news |last=Opalyn Mok |date=25 Feb 2022 |title=Penang sets up first creative digital district in George Town |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/02/25/penang-sets-up-first-creative-digital-district-in-george-town/2043953 |access-date=17 Dec 2024 |work=Malay Mail}}
  • Penang Cybercity, George Town, Penang{{cite web|url=http://www.investpenang.gov.my/opportunities.php?cid=19| title=Invest Penang – Opportunities| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Seberang Perai, Penang{{Cite web |last=Timothy Choy |date=12 Sep 2018 |title=Can Batu Kawan Industrial Park be the Silicon Valley of the East? |url=https://penanginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sept_12_2018_TMT_download.pdf |access-date=17 Dec 2024 |website=Penang Institute}}
  • Penang Science Park, Seberang Perai, Penang{{Cite web |date=3 Jun 2022 |title=Seberang Perai the catalyst for future growth of Penang - Chow |url=https://www.mida.gov.my/mida-news/seberang-perai-the-catalyst-for-future-growth-of-penang-chow/ |access-date=17 Dec 2024 |website=Malaysian Investment Development Authority}}
  • MSC Cyberport, Johor{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberport.my/ |title=MSC Cyberport Johor |access-date=4 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115184424/http://www.cyberport.my/ |archive-date=15 November 2016 }}
  • Johor Technology Park, Johor
  • Nusajaya Tech Park, Johor{{cite web|url=http://www.nusajayatechpark.com/| title=Nusajaya Tech Park| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • UTM-MTDC Technology Centre, Technovation Park, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor{{cite web|url=https://www.mtdc.com.my/index.php/utm-mtdc/| title=UTM-MTDC – Malaysian Technology Development Corporation| access-date=4 January 2017}}
  • Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP), Kedah{{cite web|url=http://www.khtp.com.my/| title=Kulim Hi-Tech Park| access-date=4 January 2017}}

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  • BioWin: The Health Cluster of Wallonia

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  • Dublin (known as "Silicon Docks" or "The European Silicon Valley", due to its high number of technological EMEA centres)

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  • Bucharest
  • Grozăvești including Politehnica Campus, Regie Campus, Sema Park, Afi Park and Orhideea Offices
  • Pipera including Pipera Park, Aviației Offices and Piața Pipera Offices
  • Măgurele including the European laser technology institute
  • Romexpo including Expozitiei Offices, Tipografiei Offices and Jiului Offices
  • Militari including West Gate Offices
  • Cluj-Napoca{{cite web|url=http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=WRL0GCTCWCB2AQSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=206103523&queryText=cluj|title=Romania Proving Popular As Software Outsourcing Destination|date=4 February 2008|access-date=2008-03-12|publisher=InformationWeek}}
  • Între Lacuri start-up offices
  • Jucu technology park
  • Iași
  • Palas-Sfântul Andrei Offices
  • Craiova
  • S200 technology park including Universitatea Campus
  • Ford automotive park
  • Timișoara
  • Openville
  • Vox Technology Park
  • Pitești
  • Dacia automotive park

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  • Science Technology Park Belgrade
  • NTP Novi Sad

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  • IT PARK Headquarters: Tashkent{{Cite web|url=https://it-park.uz/|title=ITPARK|website=it-park.uz}}

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Places with "Silicon" names

The following list contains places with "Silicon" names, that is, places with nicknames inspired by the Silicon Valley nickname given to part of the San Francisco Bay Area:

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==Brazil==

  • Brazilian Silicon Valley: Campinas, Brazil
  • Silicon Island: Florianópolis, Brazil {{cite web | url=https://brazilian.report/tech/2019/08/23/tech-roundup-brazil-silicon-valley/ | title=How Florianópolis became "Brazil's Silicon Valley" | date=23 August 2019 | access-date=2 February 2024}}

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  • Silicon Alley North (Silicon Sentier West): Montreal, Quebec, Canada's largest French-speaking technology centers due to many French companies in Quebec.
  • Canada's Technology Triangle: Waterloo, Ontario, a growing technology centre hub started by the creation of BlackBerry.{{cite news |last=Barrenechea |first=Mark |date=2014-05-16 |title=Why Ontario is the Silicon Valley of the North |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/ontario-is-the-silicon-valley-of-the-north/article18689568/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |access-date=2014-11-09 }}
  • Silicon Valley North: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's largest concentration of technology companies and technology employees.{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/is-ottawa-still-silicon-valley-north-1.801035 | title=Is Ottawa still Silicon Valley North? | date=29 June 2009 | access-date=1 October 2014}}
  • Silicon Vineyard: Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

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  • Chilecon Valley: Santiago, Chile. The name was first coined by The Economist. Santiago is home of Start-Up Chile, the most important government sponsored accelerator worldwide.{{cite news |last=Soper |title=The lure of Chilecon Valley |url= http://www.economist.com/node/21564589 }}

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  • Silicon Islands: Patras with past and present companies like Atmel, Samsung, Citrix, Dialog Semiconductor, Think Silicon and Intel{{cite web |url=http://www.psp.org.gr/apps/en/stem/listcompanies.html |title=Patras Science Park - Hosted Companies |work=Patras Science Park |access-date=2012-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205173452/http://www.psp.org.gr/apps/en/stem/listcompanies.html |archive-date=2008-12-05 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ekt.gr/content/display?ses_mode=rnd&ses_lang=el&prnbr=68645 |title=Awards of the 7th International Venture Capital Forum |access-date=2012-10-02 |language=el |archive-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205055532/http://www.ekt.gr/content/display?ses_mode=rnd&ses_lang=el&prnbr=68645 |url-status=live }}

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  • Silicon Moda: Milan, Italy.

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  • SiliconFjord: Oslofjord region{{Cite web|url=http://SiliconFjord.no|title=siliconfjord.no is parked|website=siliconfjord.no}}

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  • Ticino Valley: Technology cluster in the Lugano area

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  • Silicon Mallee (Adelaide, Australia; Mallee, an Australian aboriginal word for the land area around Adelaide covered by low, scrubby dwarf eucalyptus "mallee" vegetation){{cn|date=November 2024}}
  • Silicon St, Sydney" An inner city colloquial district including Ultimo/Pyrmont along Harris St spanning 10 km2 from UTS to Google including Fishburners
  • Silicon Beach: A term used by those in the Australian startup community to refer to the startup ecosystem within Australian cities, in particular by Meetup groups like Silicon Beach Sydney and Silicon Beach Adelaide

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See also

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Further reading

  • Kerr, William R., and Frederic Robert-Nicoud. 2020. "[https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.34.3.50 Tech Clusters.]" Journal of Economic Perspectives, 34 (3): 50–76.