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| 7967 |  | Details | Silicon Maps Inc. | 2001 |
| Silicon Desert 2001 Arizona High-Tech Industry Map and Calendar |
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| $400.00 | Silicon-Maps-Inc- | Silicon-Desert-2001-Arizona-High-Tech-Industry-Map-and-Calendar | A scarce 2001 “Silicon Desert” map celebrates Arizona’s emergence as a major technology and semiconductor hub at the dawn of the 21st century. Produced by Silicon Maps Inc. of San Ramon, California, the illustrated map depicts the Phoenix–Tempe–Chandler corridor and Tucson as thriving centers of high-tech industry.
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Dozens of company logos are arranged across a stylized desert landscape featuring Arizona landmarks such as the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, and Biosphere II. Major firms including Intel, Motorola, Microchip, ON Semiconductor, Raytheon, and Intuit highlight the state’s strength in electronics, aerospace, software, and defense manufacturing.
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Designed as both a promotional artifact and a functional 2001 calendar, the map was sponsored by ON Semiconductor, whose tagline—“Leaders in Broadband and Power Management Solutions”—appears below. The term “Silicon Desert,” echoing “Silicon Valley,” symbolized Arizona’s transition from a resource-based economy to one driven by innovation, research, and technology production. Today, this map stands as a vivid time capsule of Arizona’s booming tech sector at the turn of the millennium, capturing the optimism and industrial energy that defined the era.
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