Silicon Valley, California

Location on map

Area around southern part of San Fransisco Bay, California 

• Technological innovation, enterprise and high standard of living
• Centred on Santra Clara Valley and town of San Jose
• Home to wold's largest high-tech corporations and start up businesses, e.g. scale of Intel, Apple etc.
• Close links with Stanford University- research and regular supply of high graduates 

Availability of venture capital - funds sevelopment of risky innovations

• Nearly 50% of USA venture capital is spent at Silicon Valley
• Has most millionaires and billionaires in relation to population of region

Additionally, law firms pecialising in patent and copyright law clusted in Silicon Valley, offering more opppurtunities 

However, many production line workers are not paid more than state minimum wage and maufacture of computer components involves expposure to toxic chemicals (health risks). Majority of workers are female migrants of Asian/Latin America origin