Tag: Silicon Valley

Melinda Gates Wants to Create an Alternative to Silicon Valley

Melinda Gates Wants to Create an Alternative to Silicon Valley Billionaire Melinda French Gates wants to create an alternative to Silicon Valley: ‘To change it would be incredibly hard’ By Megan Sauer Melinda French Gates wants to shake up the tech industry, starting in Silicon Valley. The billionaire philanthropist told Fortune this week that the goal of her venture capital firm Pivotal…

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Thy Tran: From Refugee to Micron VP

Thy Tran helped develop the new generation of DRAM chips By Joanna Goodrich Thy Tran had a harrowing journey to the United States. Tran, now vice president of DRAM process integration at Micron in Boise, Idaho, fled Vietnam with her family in 1979, four years after the fall of Saigon. “I remember sneaking out in the middle of the night on our third attempt,”…

Tech: Experience the SV-NED Inc. & SV-Links Immersion Program

SV-LINKS + SV-NED INC. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON D.C. BRINGS YOU THE FIRST NIGERIAN IMMERSION PROGRAM. Silicon Valley Nigerian Economic Development Inc (SV-NED Inc.) facilitates the creation of business opportunities designed for Silicon Valley technology companies to bring their businesses into Nigeria. SV-NED Inc. is committed to creating economic growth that would take Nigeria from a developing country…

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