▁than ▁a ▁two - hour ▁flight ▁from ▁Sil icon ▁Valley , ▁CA , ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁in ▁news ▁media ▁as ▁an ▁emer ging ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁technology ▁sector , ▁including ▁N PR ▁coverage ▁about ▁the ▁NS A ▁Ut ah ▁Data ▁Center ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁en comp ass es ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁information ▁technology , ▁software ▁development , ▁and ▁hardware ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁research ▁fir ms ▁along ▁the ▁Was atch ▁Front . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁better ▁known ▁companies ▁with ▁facilities ▁at ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es ▁are ▁memory ▁process ▁technology ▁companies ▁San D isk ▁and ▁Intel / M ic ron ▁Technology ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁IM ▁Flash ▁Techn ologies , ▁video ▁game ▁software ▁development ▁company ▁E A ▁Sports , ▁e - commerce ▁company ▁e B ay , ▁and ▁data ▁analysis ▁software ▁firm ▁Ad obe ▁Systems . ▁ ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁technology ▁communities ▁( see ▁List ▁of ▁places ▁with ▁" Sil icon " ▁names ) ▁and ▁technology ▁cent ers ▁( see ▁List ▁of ▁technology ▁cent ers ) ▁gain ing ▁status ▁from ▁their ▁relationship ▁to ▁or ▁similarity ▁with ▁Sil icon ▁Valley , ▁California . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁Sil icon ▁S lop es ▁is ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁Josh ▁James ▁( found er ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Dom o ) ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁brand ing ▁campaign ▁to ▁promote ▁Ut ah ' s ▁growing ▁technology ▁community . ▁The ▁nick name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁"