By analogy with the Silicon Valley, the Silicon Forest is a nickname for the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon. It refers to the cluster of high tech companies present there, which specialize in
- output devices (like displays and printers)
- semiconductor device fabrication
- software
The industries which came to be known as part of the Silicon Forest date back to the 1940s, in particular Tektronix and Electro Scientific Industries.
Companies and Subsidiaries, Past and Present
