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.
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.
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]
Cities sometimes associated with the region:
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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.
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.
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]
Cities sometimes associated with the region:
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