An Illustrated History of Silicon Valley Maps Once upon a time,
Jill Amen, the CEO of Trestria, worked in the marketing
department of Micro Linear, a semiconductor company. Her boss
wanted her to find a source for a combination map and calendar.
Unable to locate a supplier, she decided to do it on her own —
and that was the birth of the Original Silicon Valley Map and
Calendar in 1989. This innovative spirit is seen over and over
in the valley. Silicon Valley isn’t so much a place as it is an
idea. More than any specific landmark or point of geography,
Silicon Valley is identified with the spirit of innovation — a
frontier of limitless possibilities that beckon the bold. The
original calendar began as illustrated art but migrated to
computer graphics by the late ’80s. Striving to present a
different view each year, the calendars have taken on thematic
representations of the technology and entrepreneurial mindset
Silicon Valley cultivates. This valley is the major
technological center of the world, creating on