Silicon Prairie

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The Silicon Prairie, an offshoot of Silicon Valley, can refer to one of several places in the United States: Two areas in Texas, and more commonly, an area in Illinois.

1 Illinois Silicon Prairie
2 Dallas-Fort Worth Silicon Prairie
3 Austin Silicon Prairie
4 References

[edit] Illinois Silicon Prairie

The Illinois Silicon Prairie is seen as the area between Chicago and Champaign/Urbana.^[1]

[edit] Dallas-Fort Worth Silicon Prairie

North Texas's Silicon Prairie refers to the north Dallas and Dallas and Fort Worth's northern suburbs, all part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is named for the high concentration of Information Technology companies in the area. Large IT companies that make up a significant amount of the employment in the Dallas area include Texas Instruments (Dallas), EDS (Plano), AT&T (Dallas), Nortel (Richardson), and CompUSA (Dallas). The Telecom Corridor in Richardson is usually considered an area within the Silicon Prairie. There are also a large amount of of recognized video and computer game developers in the area, including id Software, 3D Realms, and Ensemble Studios.

[edit] Austin Silicon Prairie

Austin, Texas is also referred to as the Silicon Prairie, or the Silicon Hills. The area also has a high concentration of technology-oriented companies.