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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.
 Map of Silicon Desert. Arizona High-Tech Corridor. 2001.
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.
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.
Silicon Maps, Inc. is a Northern California graphic design and marketing firm founded in 1989, best known for its distinctive promotional maps depicting concentrations of technology and life-science companies. Beginning with its Silicon Valley Map and Calendar, the company has produced hundreds of maps covering major high-tech, semiconductor, biotech, medical-technology, and manufacturing regions in the United States and abroad. Rather than conventional reference maps, its publications combine geography, graphic design, corporate logos, and advertising to portray the commercial landscape of a particular industry or region. Distributed as posters, calendars, digital maps, and other promotional formats, Silicon Maps' work provides an interesting contemporary record of the growth and geographic concentration of technology industries from the late twentieth century onward.
PUBLICATION DATE: 2001
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States
BODY OF WATER: N/A
CONDITION: Good.
Light surface wrinkling visible in the paper, primarily from handling and storage; colors remain bright and well preserved.
COLORING: Process color.
ENGRAVER:
SIZE: 20
" x
30 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 52
PRICE: $
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