The Silicon Forest is a nickname for the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Like the Silicon Valley, it refers to the cluster of high tech companies present there. In Portland, these companies specialize in
- output devices like displays and printers
- semiconductor device fabrication
- software
and related areas.
The high-tech industry in the Portland area dates back to at least the 1940s, with Tektronix and Electro Scientific Industries as pioneers.
These two companies, and later Intel, led to the creation of a number of spin-offs or start-ups, some of which were remarkably successful.
Companies and subsidiaries
The following is a partial list of past and present companies founded in the Silicon Forest or which have a major subsidiary located there:
| Atlas Telecom | InFocus | Sequent Computer Systems |
| Autodesk | Informix Software | Sharp |
| BiiN | Intel | Sun Microsystems |
| Central Point Software | Intersolv | Symantec |
| Clarity Visual Systems | Lattice Semiconductor | Synopsys |
| Corillian | Mentor Graphics | Tektronix |
| Cubic Compass Software | nCube | Thrustmaster |
| Digimarc | Network Associates | Timberline Software |
| Downstream Digital | NEC | Tripwire |
| 800.com | Novellus Systems | Verdix/Rational Software |
| Electro Scientific Industries | OSDL | WaferTech (TSMC subsidiary) |
| FEI Company | Polytron Corp. | Clickcommerce |
| Flir Systems | Planar Systems | WebMD |
| Floating Point Systems | Planet Argon | WebTrends |
| GemStone Systems | Premia Corp. | WellMed |
| Hewlett-Packard | RadiSys Corporation | Yahoo! |
| IBM (by acquisition of Sequent and Informix) | ||
What better place to establish a business presence than the Portland Metropolitan Area?
Corner Office, Inc. currently has five (5) locations throughout the Portland Metro Area to serve your office and administrative needs.
Portland is the central hub of all the best Oregon has to offer. All conveniently located close-by is a plethora of attractions sure to entertain, enlighten and inspire, featuring world famous historical sites, nature reserves, vineyards, wineries & breweries, art galleries, museums, themes parks, aquariums and more.
| Portland & Surrounding Area Attractions | |
| 3D Center of Art & Photography | The Old Church |
| Audubon Society of Portland | OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) |
| Blue Heron French Cheese Company | Oregon Coast Aquarium |
| Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Store & Visitors Center | The Oregon Garden |
| Bonneville Lock & Dam Visitor Center | Oregon Historical Society |
| The Butchart Gardens | Oregon Maritime Museum |
| Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum | Oregon Zoo |
| Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum | Pearson Air Museum |
| Columbia River Maritime Museum | Pioneer Courthouse Square |
| Corn MAiZE | Pittock Mansion |
| Enchanted Forest | Portland Art Museum |
| End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center | Portland Children's Museum |
| Evergreen Aviation Museum | Portland Classical Chinese Garden |
| Family Fun Center and Bullwinkle's Restaurant | Portland Saturday Market |
| Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals |
| The Grotto | Rosse Posse Acres - Elk Farm |
| The Hat Museum | Salem's Riverfront Carousel |
| Historic Aurora Colony | Sea Lion Caves |
| Hoyt Arboretum | Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge & Marine Park |
| The Japanese Garden Society of Oregon | Tillamook Air Museum |
| Kruger's Farm Market | Tillamook Cheese Visitors Center |
| Lloyd Center Ice Rink | Tillamook County Pioneer Museum |
| Macaw Landing Foundation | Vancouver National Historic Reserve |
| Maryhill Museum of Art | Velveteria - Museum of Velvet Paintings |
| Mt. Hood Railroad and Dinner Train | Vintage Trolley, Inc. |
| Multnomah Falls Lodge | West Coast Game Park Safari |
| The Museum At Warm Springs | Wildlife Safari |
| North Clackamas Aquatic Park | Willamette Shore Trolley |
| Oaks Amusement Park & Roller Skating Rink | Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm |
| Officers Row - Marshall House | World Forestry Center Discovery Museum |
With all the Portland Metro Area has to offer and Corner Office’s Entrepreneurial Resource Center to help you succeed it’s easy to see why we are the perfect partnership for the next phase of your business growth.
Call today to schedule a tour of your future with Corner Office today. (503) 780-3627