Silicon Slopes

<p>Silicon Slopes is a term that describes the part of <a href="/facts/Utah/te7zUyBX">Utah</a>, in the western United States, that is a major economic center for <a href="/facts/Technology_company/qdfDdm2m">technology</a> and innovation businesses. Centered on the cities of <a href="/facts/Salt_Lake_City/vDHXskTN">Salt Lake City</a> and <a href="/facts/Provo,_Utah/nddVtWaq">Provo</a> and their surrounding suburbs, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the <a href="/facts/Wasatch_Front/GvTf7Q1T">Wasatch Front</a>. Served by the <a href="/facts/Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport/6H7fntCh">Salt Lake City International Airport</a> and less than a two-hour flight from <a href="/facts/Silicon_Valley/gdot9J7e">Silicon Valley, California</a>, Silicon Slopes has been recognized in news media as a growing hub for tech employment and startup formation.
</p><p>The region encompasses a cluster of information technology, software development, and hardware manufacturing and research firms along the <a href="/facts/Wasatch_Front/GvTf7Q1T">Wasatch Front</a>. Some of the better-known companies with facilities at Silicon Slopes are memory process technology companies <a href="/facts/SanDisk/ExLEXvQB">SanDisk</a> and <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a>/<a href="/facts/Micron_Technology/M5YhP13C">Micron Technology</a> joint venture <a href="/facts/IM_Flash_Technologies/eG5Px8bw">IM Flash Technologies</a>, e-commerce company <a href="/facts/EBay/bDswVAKB">eBay</a>, data analysis software firm <a href="/facts/Adobe_Systems/Bj1d5XvJ">Adobe Systems</a>, and banking and technology services company <a href="/facts/Zions_Bank/nTdK0ekn">Zions Bank</a>.
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