Its Zhongguancun area saw 23 high-tech IPOs in 2009, against just one for Silicon Valley.
But if you think technologically-sophisticated living is reserved solely for Silicon Valley tycoons and superheroes, think again.
Of course, everything one can say about New York's tech scene is doubly true for Silicon Valley.
Were it not for the stray dogs, a visitor could be forgiven for mistaking the area for Silicon Valley.
It is really time for Silicon Valley Democrats to stand up and rescue their party from its slide toward protectionism.
The university fostered Hewlett-Packard, whose creation paved the way for Silicon Valley.
Ms. Sandberg frequently hosts dinners for Silicon Valley women at her home, with speakers such as Condoleezza Rice, Gloria Steinem and Michael Bloomberg.
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As if things weren't bad enough for Silicon Valley tech companies, now some are being forced to buy their buildings high and sell low.
The availability of different datasets presents an opportunity for Silicon Valley because data scientists and technologists already have the skills to manage the data.
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Kwok is not quite ready to trade his handmade dress shirts for Silicon Valley-casual work garb like denims - an Asian tycoon will go only so far.
Everyone shared pages from their playbook and themes that are all-too-familiar for Silicon Valley types, including embracing lessons from failure, failing forward, and nurturing a culture that encourages risk-taking.
Blackouts are expensive, especially for Silicon Valley's high-tech companies.
Important for Silicon Valley for them to do well.
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The reduction in marginal tax rates is excellent for Silicon Valley, the dividend tax proposal will lower the cost of capital (even for startups) and the new tax-deferred savings vehicles will increase investment.
For Silicon Valley to remain the technological growth engine that continues to awe the rest of the world, we must balance the need to regulate and report with the even more dire need to grow and create jobs.
At the head of the pack is Austin, where Apple recently announced a large expansion, and Salt Lake City, No. 2 on our big cities list, which is a major destination for expansion for Silicon Valley firms such as Adobe, Twitter and Electronic Arts.
So, my vote in the coming election is for Silicon Valley, because our country needs leaders who understand global trends, are clear about what we stand for as a country, invest in areas where we can be the best in the world, and stoke the fires of our already winning culture.
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Simonek says the acquisition will make it hard for remaining Silicon Valley CIGS startups like Nanosolar to remain independent.
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Again, one of them -- I think somebody that stirred a lot of passion yesterday was somebody who works for a Silicon Valley company.
"We are not looking for typical Silicon Valley startups, " he said.
In the past, Zuckerberg has been wary of commending Google, which some see as a natural rival to Facebook in the battle for corporate Silicon Valley hegemony.
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While the results fared better than HP's previous expectations, both profit and revenue have fallen year-over-year for the Silicon Valley mainstay, down 16 percent and six percent, respectively.
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It seems unlikely that the new team at Sequoia Capital India will place a lot of bets on the kind of disruptive tech companies that the venture firm is known for in Silicon Valley.
For years Silicon Valley worried that Myhrvold's IV would become a giant patent troll, a secretive extortion vehicle that would not produce anything but would assert its patent hoard in a barrage of licensing schemes and expensive lawsuits.
When folks graduate, they move where their specific industry is dominant: This might be Los Angeles for film and television, Silicon Valley for technology and New York for media.
Another such story, related to me by Steve Blank in a recent interview, recounts a desperate situation for another pioneering Silicon Valley electronics manufacturer: Its recipe for doping (preparing) silicon wafers had stopped working.
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If entrepreneurs can leave San Diego to set up shop in Spokane, then doctors can depart Philadelphia for Pittsfield and programmers can exit Silicon Valley for cheaper living anywhere.
For Wall Street and Silicon Valley, Google is the great bright hope for an initial public offering that might revive tech stocks.
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