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{{Short description|Name given to hi-tech businesses in Cambridge, England}}
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'''Silicon Fen''' or the '''Cambridge Cluster''' is a collective name given to [[high tech]] businesses focused on [[software]], [[electronics]], and [[biotechnology]], including [[Arm (company)|Arm]] and [[AstraZeneca]], in and around the city of [[Cambridge]] in England.

The name ''Silicon Fen'' originated as an analogy with [[Silicon Valley]] in [[California]] because Cambridge lies at the southern tip of [[the Fens]]. The local growth in technology companies started with [[Sinclair Research]] and [[Acorn Computers]].<ref name="zdnet cambridge">{{cite news | url=http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/it-strategy/1998/12/01/us-report-old-cambridge-targets-high-tech-success-2070082/ | title=US Report: Old Cambridge targets high-tech success | work=[[ZDNet]] | date=1 December 1998 | access-date=15 December 2011 | author=Jones, Kevin | quote=The focus on technology in the so-called Silicon Fen started two decades ago with [[Acorn Computers|Acorn Computer]] PLC, which became the U.K.'s leading personal computer maker until the advent of Windows. The Fen also spawned a couple of successes, such as Advanced RISC Machines Ltd., a virtual chip designer; Cambridge Display Technologies Ltd., a monitor maker [...]}}</ref>