Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is the world's premier purpose-built high-technology park for the microelectronics and the semiconductor industry. DSO is an innovation-driven technology community, housing microelectronics- and optoelectronics-related enterprises, a state-of-the-art Microelectronics Innovation Center (MIC), fabrication plants, research and development centers and specialized academic institutions and residential areas. Investments in the high-tech design and manufacturing industry at the 7.2 million square meter technology park are estimated to exceed US$10 billion over a period of 20 years.