Michael Sinanian, VentureBeat Contributor. This question may seem to have a simple answer, but what entails is actually a more in-depth discussion about economic geography. It will take us through some basics about industrial cities and regions, getting our definitions and parameters down. read more
As San Jose is the seat of the county of the Santa Clara Valley, I would tend to think that San jose was originally the "capital" of the Silicon Valley. Capital meaning the city where there is the largest number of companies in the semicon industry. read more
Silicon Valley encompasses an industry over a particular geography, in this case, the high-tech industry as it is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. The capital of this region is going to be defined differently from the capital of a governmental region, like a state/province or nation. read more
Silicon Valley (abbreviated as SV) is a region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, referring to the Santa Clara Valley, which serves as the global center for high technology, venture capital, innovation, and social media. read more