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  2. Silicon Valley - Wikipedia

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    Manufacture of transistors was for a long time the core industry in Silicon Valley. The workforce was for the most part composed of Asian and Latino immigrants who were paid low wages and worked in hazardous conditions due to the chemicals used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. Technical, engineering, design, and administrative staffs ...

  3. Saratoga, California - Wikipedia

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    Today the city serves as a bedroom community for upper class Silicon Valley tech workers and executives. [16] Saratoga drew notoriety for the suicide of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old Saratoga High School student, September 2012. The three teenagers charged with sexually assaulting Pott pleaded guilty and served time in juvenile hall for the sexual ...

  4. Mountain View, California - Wikipedia

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    Mountain View was integral to the early history and growth of Silicon Valley, and is the location of many high technology companies. In 1956, William Shockley established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in Mountain View, the first company to develop silicon semiconductor devices in Silicon Valley.

  5. Sunnyvale, California - Wikipedia

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    Sunnyvale (/ ˈ s ʌ n i v eɪ l, v əl /) is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County in the U.S. state of California.. Sunnyvale lies along the historic El Camino Real and Highway 101 and is bordered by portions of San Jose to the north, Moffett Federal Airfield and NASA Ames Research Center to the northwest, Mountain View to the northwest, Los Altos to the ...

  6. Milpitas, California - Wikipedia

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    Milpitas (Spanish for ' little milpas ' or little cornfield) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, in Silicon Valley.As of the 2020 census, the city population was 80,273. [7]

  7. Palo Alto, California - Wikipedia

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    City in California, United States Palo Alto, California City Baylands Nature Preserve, Ramona Street Architectural District, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto History Museum, Palo Alto Circle Flag Seal Logo Etymology: from Spanish palo alto 'tall stick' Location in Santa Clara County and California Palo Alto, California Show map of San Francisco Bay Area Palo Alto, California Show map of ...

  8. Cupertino, California - Wikipedia

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    Cupertino is one of many cities that claim to be the "heart" of Silicon Valley, as many semiconductor and computer companies were founded there and in the surrounding areas. The new worldwide headquarters for Apple Inc. is located there in a modern circular complex.

  9. Santa Clara, California - Wikipedia

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    Santa Clara is located in the center of Silicon Valley and is home to the headquarters of companies such as Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, and Nvidia. It is also home to Santa Clara University , the oldest university in California, [ 9 ] and Levi's Stadium , the home of the National Football League 's San Francisco 49ers , and Six Flags ...