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Topic: Silicon

Related:
  Silicon Valley    Silicon Graphics  
  Silicon Carbide    Silicon Wafers  
  Silicon Image    Silicon Investor  
  Silicon Dioxide    ELEMENT SILICON  
  Silicon Valley Bank    Silicon Integrated Systems  
  Pirates of Silicon Valley  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite body part(s):Lungs
Most admires:Steve Jobs
Favorite website(s):E*TRADE
Favorite possession(s):Apple Computer,  Gas oven,  Windows computer
Favorite book(s):"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
Favorite great thinker(s):Ampere
Politics:Capitalist
Currently has on their coffee table:New Scientist,  Fast Company
Interest(s):Physics,  Computers,  Chemistry
Likes to wear:Digital watch
Dream job(s):CEO
Favorite era(s):The future
Favorite quote(s):"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare
 
 
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The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.


Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

That was about the time that we got a call from a Silicon Valley company that was working on Internet gaming software of a different kind.
Jurik Research was founded in 1988 in Silicon Valley and develops algorithms that identify and classify complex data.
Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

Silicon Valley law firm to assist management and its auditors in its review of these matters.
The Silicon Valley Environmental Partnership Project tracks regional environmental indicators to promote sustainable use of South Bay natural resources.
John Fielding,
CEO

US Venture Partners is a Silicon Valley venture fund focused on information and medical technology investing in early stage companies.
Silicon Valley Bank is the leading commercial bank servicing the needs of emerging technology companies.
Silicon Valley leaders are mobilizing the business community, including the state Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable, to back Proposition 26.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

The scenario is typical for any Silicon Valley VC investor and illustrates why VCs are driven to assess most business opportunities within 30 seconds of their being described.
Silicon carbide is well suited as a structural material for low mass wafer carrier components and rigid, dimensionally stable platforms with exceptional flatness for wafer lapping and polishing.
Silicon Valley and Scandinavia are key centers for security, wireless and telecommunications technologies.
Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

Silicon Valley is emerging from the economic doldrums so it was hard to find a laptop donator, though Ravee was generous with his $200 deal on a second hand Toshiba.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Silicon Valley medical and biomedical firms depend on us to help their people develop a new part, or determine how to machine a specific material for them the way they need it.
 
 
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