Reports filed with the state in the last six months showed 3,384 permanent layoffs among tech employers in Santa Clara County, and 8,765 permanent tech layoffs statewide since August.

California has awarded $80 million in tax credits to four companies to create 6,535 full-time jobs in in Silicon Valley and throughout the state.

Businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators in the tech sector seem to be driven as much by the need to contribute as by future profit.

The goal is to increase high-capacity testing and end a backlog that, at times, has left people waiting as many as 12 days to receive results. 

Sierra Circuits provides medical equipment to dozens of customers, including one that makes a quick-turnaround COVID-19 test.