Stephen Shankland for CNet:  Get ready for the third chapter in the book of Silicon Valley.

During the first chapter, innovation in Silicon Valley was about atoms, carving up silicon wafers into the electronic transistors that started the computing revolution. The second one, more ethereal, brought the triumph of internet services like Facebook and Google.

To be competitive now, a company must blend both approaches. That's the view of HP Chief Engineer Chandrakant Patel, who rose through the HP Labs ranks over 30 years to secure 151 patents and become the company's chief engineer.

"The 21st century will require Silicon Valley to be a cyber-physical valley," Patel said.  Cont'd...