Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF, DSP

[umairsiddiqui]

Most regretfully beg to state, I'm final-year eecs (average) student and seek your help for setting career goals. I found several areas of interests especially while browsing EDABoard.
I'm (mainly) interested in FPGAs or ASICs based designing and verification, PCB designing, embedded systems. "Other fields" of interests are DSP, RF, Robotics, Reconfigurable computing (and if I were good at Maths then I would say Applied Maths as well )

It would be nice of you to tell me:
1. It is always problem to remember previous things – from basic ee concepts to transistors, amplifiers, digital/analog electronics, logic design…(oh yes Maths as well) definitely every thing is important but which required mostly in above fields (at least to qualify for junior-level job or average master-level university program)
2. what jobs and master-level majors are suitable for these fields (countries UK, USA, China etc)
3. suggest (just names and links of books/papers and short description) the step-by-step reading track (and optionally practical /home-brewing tasks essentially required during reading…) for above fields (any of them)

[Super Moderators: well this is not book request…it would be totally unreasonable to throw post in trash-can]

 

[rkarthik1]

Re: Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF,

DSP is an excellent field (i am in 3rd yr EE now... will definitely be doing a PG in DSP). most of the top american schools have strong dsp groups. the best i think is in Georgia Tech... (alongwith MIT.. but really diff to get in).
material... well its a long list.. u have to know signals, DSP, digital signal processors,, adaptive and statistical signal processing and certain modern areas like wavelets n other stuff,, pm me if u want to know abt some books in those areas...
rk

 

[eziggurat]

Re: Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF,

If I were you is try and brush up in basic electronics, computing skills. Depending what are your final subjects and projects, make sure you understand your area of specialisation.

When I attended my interview for VHDL job, I had to understand VHDL syntax and what I have implemented.

My second interview was on C++, object orientation, karnuagh maps, FPGA, and I had to give presentation.

I have attended several interview when I graduated, some require to understand the basic CPU design and the difference with a microcontroller. Testing a program etc..

 

[vibhute_r_p]

Go for Embedded systems

 

[konqueror]

i think u must first brush up ur basics abt. devices,digital and analog electronics.then start vhdl and c++.u can get a junior level job on this basis.but i will suggest that u go for P.G.

 

[e_eja]

Re: Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF,

consider this:
1. what kind job do you intersted
2. is this field just for hobby ?
3. learn everithing from basics
4. begin today
5. you must decide carefully

 

[fireplus]

Re: Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF,

hi,

i think the rf field is the best ,it allows you to find a good job and there a little of pepole whos master it .

bye

Fire in the Wire :sm2:

 

[puviarasu]

Re: Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF,

What you stated was all the recent upcoming and growing technologies on Electronic field, and all of them are inter related to each other and all links atlast to basics of Digital and Analog design. first through the basic's of design if you attend an interview they will either ask on basics or on your final semester project. choose the line related to your final sem project this will help you. :sm28:

Regards,
Puvi

 

[tiantang1]

It seems that your areas are too wide. Concentrate on what you did most and the area you have more experience.

best

Added after 1 minutes:

Yes, and I feel RF is the best area for a career goal. except that the microwave is not healthy.
best

 

[staplers]

Re: Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF,

but it seems there are so few job offers out there..

 

[electron_boy]

Re: Yet Another Confused Newbie: IC designing, embedded, RF,

embedded systems and dsp are really good fields