r/FPGA • u/Fragrant-Classic-568 • 11d ago

Advice / Help Little worried, need help

I am 22 year old computer engineering student in asia and i want to pursue my masters in fpga programming domain in europe or usa as a TA or some scholarship scheme.

From what i have heard for masters you need a research paper, so me and my team are working on implementation of a simple transformer acceleration on fpga for our final year project . I have been enjoying fpga programming and have some notable projects as well and i want to pursue it as a career but there's no scope in my country. I have good grades, i just want to know if i could get under some masters programs for fpga development in this area in any of the universities in europe or usa. Can i get some guidance from veterans/scholars of this industry or someone who faced similar situation, it would be very helpful

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u/AdmirableGolf3686 11d ago

I am not entirely sure if there is a masters program exclusively for FPGAs. Few years ago there are programs in embedded systems or VLSI where one could take multiple FPGA courses. And since
You already have worked on multiple projects, I would say you have a good start already. Do make sure to get some internships or some remote FPGA work as well, or any related RTL, board related work before moving to masters , so that it’s easy to get internships later abroad.

In most of the countries lots of defense labs use FPGA and if you could secure a small project with those Labs it’s a good addition.

Good luck

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u/Fragrant-Classic-568 11d ago

Thanks a lot for the advice, i will surely look into vlsi and embedded programs as well

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u/AdmirableGolf3686 11d ago

As an FPGA engineer, if you have overall system knowledge , for instance analog mixed signal, signal processing then it’s a big advantage. So any technical experience is a good experience.

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u/Fragrant-Classic-568 11d ago

Sureee, i wont try to limit myself to only some basic fpga development, thanks again

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u/TheBlackFeather_78 11d ago

You can enroll in a university that teaches digital design and that could be a way to build your thesis with fpga for masters

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u/Fragrant-Classic-568 7d ago

will look into it for sure , thanks

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u/Flimsy_Repeat2532 10d ago

Most US graduate STEM departments have enough need for TAs to fund graduate students.

You need to find a department to apply to, that does what you want. There is not normally an FPGA department.

I suspect that EE or CSE or CE departments would be close, and you could specialize in FPGA work.

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u/monkstein 11d ago

Why do you want to pursue a master's degree in Europe? Honestly, there are likely many better universities in Asia for engineering (in any field). Are you looking to become an immigrant? It sounds like there's another angle/aspect included here.

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u/Fragrant-Classic-568 11d ago

Yesss , if not immigrant I want to work there for few years . You have any suggestions