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Silicon Fen
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<p>Silicon Fen or the Cambridge Cluster is a collective name given to <a href="/facts/High_tech/td2FYKeX">high tech</a> businesses focused on <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a>, <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronics</a>, and <a href="/facts/Biotechnology/8eFnI6FB">biotechnology</a>, including <a href="/facts/Arm_(company)/jqqppj7b">Arm</a> and <a href="/facts/AstraZeneca/KTPcnWfE">AstraZeneca</a>, in and around the city of <a href="/facts/Cambridge/gNRdbmwK">Cambridge</a> in England. </p><p>The name <i>Silicon Fen</i> originated as an analogy with <a href="/facts/Silicon_Valley/gdot9J7e">Silicon Valley</a> in <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a> because Cambridge lies at the southern tip of <a href="/facts/The_Fens/2lKmACUu">the Fens</a>. The local growth in technology companies started with <a href="/facts/Sinclair_Research/yrpr4FGp">Sinclair Research</a> and <a href="/facts/Acorn_Computers/jCddUElC">Acorn Computers</a>. </p>