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Hub of the Technology Coast
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Location
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Resident Companies
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Employment
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Technology Clusters
Hub of the Technology Coast:
Begun in 1985, the 5,000-acre Irvine Spectrum® is one of the largest master-planned centers for research, technology and business in the world.
Location:
- In Orange County, California—intersected by three major freeways: the Santa Ana (I-5), San Diego (I-405) and the Laguna Freeway (State Route 133).
- 10 minutes to the University of California, Irvine.
- Close to many of Orange County's most attractive communities.
- 10 minutes to John Wayne Airport.
- 50 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
- 75 miles north of downtown San Diego.
- Los Angeles, San Diego and the Inland Empire are all reachable by freeway, bus or the Metrolink, a commuter rail service that departs from the Irvine Transportation Center in Irvine Spectrum.
Resident Companies:
- There are approximately 3,400 businesses in the Greater Irvine Spectrum Area.*
Employment:
- Approximately 65,000 employees work in the Greater Irvine Spectrum Area.*
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"It took Silicon Valley…25 to 35 years to accomplish as much as (Irvine
Spectrum) has already."
--The Wall Street Journal
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Technology Clusters:
Core industry clusters are automotive design, biotech, broadband, computer software, computer hardware and medical devices.
Automotive Design
- Lincoln Mercury
- Premier Automotive Group
- Mazda North American Operations
- Kawasaki Motors Corporation USA
- Kia Motors America Inc.
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Broadband
- Verizon Wireless
- America Online
- Broadcom
- CCC GlobalCom Corporation
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Computer Hardware
- Toshiba American Information
Systems Inc.
- Canon Information Systems Inc.
- Printronix Inc.
- D-Link Systems Inc.
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Computer Software
- Epicor Software Corporation
- Quest Software
- Phoenix Technologies
- Cisco Systems
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Biotech
- Gensia Sicor Pharmaceuticals
- Interpore Cross International
- Sun Ten Laboratories Inc.
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Medical Devices
- Advanced Sterilization Products
- Alcon Labs Inc.
- Phillips Medical Systems
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The Greater Irvine Spectrum Area includes University Research Park, Irvine Business Center and Irvine Technology Center. |
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