Ever heard of Silicon Valley? What does it mean to you? Probably, a valley laced with an element called Silicon? Well, you may earn a mild applause from your computer master if you are to give such an answer in a computer class. Silicon Valley is a region located in Northern California. It contains several beautiful cities such as Santa Clara Valley, Cupertino and San Jose. It is the home of many technology companies which include HP, Google, Intel, Tesla Motors, Cisco, Samsung, and also houses the operations of several social media outfits like Facebook and Twitter. Technologies such as the microprocessor and the microcomputer were developed in Silicon Valley. The name Silicon Valley has become a synonym to high-tech research and development. So, if you are a lover of tech who also doubles as a tourist, you can make Silicon Valley a port of call in one of your expeditions.