Silicon Hills
Silicon Hills is a nickname for the cluster of high-tech companies in the Austin metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas. The name is analogous to Silicon Valley, but refers to the hilly terrain on the west side of Austin. High tech industries in the area include enterprise software, semiconductors, corporate R&D, biotechnology, gaming, and a variety of startup companies.
Technology Hub
Innovation economies are found to be more adaptive to shifting tech and trade conditions and more resilient to the kind of civil unrest that plagued Ciudad Juarez in the past. According to Technology Hub CEO and founder Ricardo Mora, Ciudad Juarez has all the ingredients to become an innovation economy and center of gravity in North American tech development. In 2016 Mexico graduated more engineers than Germany, the city is a base for 70 fortune 500 companies. State of Chihuahua Innovation and Economic Development Secretary Alejandra de la Vega, moved the agency's headquarters from the state capital into Technology Hub in 2016.