北美洲有两个硅谷:一个在美国的加利福尼亚,北美人称“南方硅谷”;另一个在加拿大的首都渥太华,人称“北方硅谷”。这一南一北两个硅谷形成了北美高科技产业的两大中心,也是世界上数一数二的电讯、信息和多媒体研制基地。中国读者可能对美国的“南方硅谷”比较熟悉,本文将着重介绍“北方硅谷”渥太华。 North America has two Silicon Valley: one in California in the United States, North Americans called “South Silicon Valley”; the other in Ottawa, Canada's capital, known as the “northern Silicon Valley.” The two South and North Silicon Valley form the two centers of North American high-tech industry and one of the largest telecommunications, information and multimedia development facilities in the world. Chinese readers may be more familiar with the “South Silicon Valley” in the United States. This article will highlight Ottawa in the “North Silicon Valley.”