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Silicon Gorge

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Silicon Gorge is a region in South West England in which several high-tech and research companies are based, specifically the triangle of Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester.[1] It was ranked fifth of such areas in Europe in 2002,[2] and is named after the Avon Gorge.

Cities

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Bath

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Bath is home to a number of high-tech companies ranging from fabless semiconductor designers to eCommerce retailers. Many companies have been started by ex-employees of companies such as Future Publishing and IPL, two long standing employers in the area.

Microelectronic companies in Bath

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Ventures

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Bristol

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Bristol is part of the Silicon Gorge, along with Gloucester and Swindon[4] and hosts a number of high-tech and creative industries including research group HP Labs and animation studio Aardman Animations. The cluster of high-tech electronics industries began when Fairchild Semiconductor located a design office in Bristol in 1972.[5] Bristol also has the strongest digital media supply chain in England, outside London[6] and has been pinpointed as a "hot spring" for innovation on the McKinsey/World Economic Forum innovation map.[7]

Microelectronics companies in Bristol

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Tech companies in Bristol

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Business incubators

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Support organisations

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Networks

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Ventures

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Other cities

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Cities sometimes associated with the region:

Academic Institutions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Konstadakopulos, Dimitrios (2004). Learning for Innovation in the Global Knowledge Economy. Intellect Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-84150-085-0.
  2. ^ "'Silicon Gorge' Is Centre Of Knowledge". University of the West of England. 30 January 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Picochip". Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  4. ^ Konstadakopulos, Dimitrios (2004). Learning for Innovation in the Global Knowledge Economy. Intellect Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-84150-085-0.
  5. ^ Marston, Louise; Shanmugalingam, Shantha; Westlake, Stian. "Chips with everything. Lessons for effective government support for clusters from the South West semiconductor industry" (PDF). Nesta. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Andonian, Andre; Loos, Christoph; Pires, Luiz. "What Matters: Building an innovation nation". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Business Incubation - Business Acceleration". Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  9. ^ "About Business Incubation". Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Bristol father of two is Hollywood movie website entrepeneur [sic]". This is Bristol. Retrieved 12 July 2011.