Silicon Hills

The Silicon Hills is a fun name for the technology world in Austin, Texas, a city in the United States. People began calling Austin the Silicon Hills in the mid-1990s. It is like Silicon Valley, but it is on the hilly west side of Austin.

Many important technology companies are in the Silicon Hills. They make things like enterprise software, semiconductors, and video games. They also do research for big companies and create new small businesses.

Some big technology companies in the Silicon Hills are Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., and Alphabet (Google). Dell’s main office is in Round Rock, a town close to Austin.

Austin is a great place for new businesses to start. There are many places to help new ideas grow, like Capital Factory and the University of Texas at Austin. This makes Austin a lively and exciting place for technology!