# Silicon Hills ## Definition Regional name for Austin's technology economy. The article links its semiconductor and engineering foundation with coordinated national-security industrial policy. ## Regional role Austin’s technology economy gained major capacity through coordinated institutional choices. MCC combined strategic computing demand with a regional offer; SEMATECH joined federal and industry investment in domestic manufacturing capability. The article reads those placements as a repeatable pattern in which university infrastructure, public purpose, and industry form an effective instrument. ## Relationships - **technical or institutional context:** [[wiki/Silicon Hills as National-Security Industrial Policy|Silicon Hills as National-Security Industrial Policy]]. - **technical or institutional context:** [[wiki/Austin Defense Technology|Austin Defense Technology]]. - **regional master router:** [[wiki/Austin Defense Technology|Austin Defense Technology]]. - **source article:** [[articles/How Austin Became a Different Kind of Defense Tech Epicenter|How Austin Became a Different Kind of Defense Tech Epicenter]]. - **civilian supplier and participation economy:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **intelligence architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/How Austin Became a Different Kind of Defense Tech Epicenter#The Visible Layer|Austin defense-tech article — The Visible Layer]] — October 2026 revision; source for this entry’s regional role. - [MIT Technology Review, Winning Through Cooperation](https://www.technologyreview.com/1997/01/01/237386/winning-through-cooperation/)