Silicon Valley Microelectronics, Inc. (SVM) articles

They call it Silicon Valley, but where can you get the silicon? Ask Patrick Callinan. In 1990, Callinan decided to leave a multinational firm to set up a niche business from his home, supplying raw materials— silicon wafers—and wafer processing services to the semi-conductor industry.

Like most startup entrepreneurs, Callinan found getting financing was difficult for his venture, Silicon Valley Microelectronics, Inc. Then in 1992, Wells Fargo approved a line of credit f

35% increase: Silicon Valley trails only New York, Detroit in latest statistics.

More than ever, Silicon Valley has what the world wants.
Driven by insatiable foreign demand for the region`s computers, chips, software and machinery, exports from Santa Clara County increased 35 percent last year to nearly $27 billion. That ranked third among U.S. metropolitan areas, only marginally behind Detroit and New York.

Even for a region that basks in superlat