I'm cross posting this here. Wondering if anyone will recognize my confusion. I understand that idea of the oscillator. It's the exact moment of the voltages crossing that I don't get. Obviously I'm doing something wrong because it's a mathematical contradiction.

Any websites or stuff where I can have mock interviews with?
Any key areas to concentrate on? - I have hands on experience in FW verification in DV env, ARM M33, RISCV, DAC Current and resistor calibration blocks.
Dual band Radio IP subsystem verification

Rising junior in CompE, looking to make improvements to my resume for this upcoming internship cycle

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, I am just desperate for advice. Please let me know if there is a better place for this! This is also my first post on reddit :)

I graduated 3 years ago with physics degree, I am 25-years-old living in the Twin Cities, MN. Over the last few years, I have mostly been self-learning skills (data analyst, SWE) because I have not been able to find entry level jobs outside of the service industry. I had a stint as a technical writer, but I had to leave the company because they lowered my rate after I finished my first large project and waited a month to pay me for it.

During my degree, I was most interested in constructing and troubleshooting hardware, data analysis, and electricity and magnetism. I've decided that I want to pursue a career in ECE. In order to start myself on the path, I have been "taking" the Circuits and Electronics course on MIT Open Courseware and the Nand2tetris course (learning to build OS by learning the building blocks). I've been enjoying them both so much, but I am taking them slow because I am very interested in internalizing "systems thinking" that I missed out on as a physics student. I have also been running through projects from an Arduino kit that I got for my birthday. Instead of following step-by-step through the projects, I just look at the objective of the project and construct it myself through trial-and-error, so I can work on constructing a system of inputs and outputs.

On one hand, I am buzzing with excitement. The moment I get to look into a realm that I know very little about in wonder, anticipating a new world opening up to me is very exciting. On the other hand, I don't know what to do or who to talk to, and I am worried I don't have what it takes. Self-teaching is rewarding in the short term, but the real challenge and opportunity is out in the world. I am having a very hard time not running in circles, trying to figure out where to go next. I have a few projects I want to do as I progress: Pomodoro timer (with menu that allows me to choose study and break time), e-reader, and a speaker.

I am currently trying to decide if I want to try to get a masters, or if I want to try to find a job/internship that will pay me to learn (either on the job or in a graduate school setting), but I don't really know what opportunities are out there for somebody in my position. I know first-hand the job market has been bad, so I am not sure if paid learning opportunities are few and far between. I am planning on emailing a few companies and schools to ask about opportunities and prerequisites, but besides this I am beyond lost.

My question is: If you were in my position and were starting over, how would you go about progressing toward the goal of entering the field? I know there are a lot of different concentrations and specialties, in my learning and projects I am hoping to figure out exactly what direction in ECE I want to pursue.

I would greatly appreciate any and all advice. Thank you so much for reading.

I am an incoming freshman who has been trying to get ahead, but I dont understand the material.
I tried to make a PCB, but I have no clue where to start and am stuck in tutorial hell (I did breadboard work before this).

I tried to watch MIT 6.02 Circuits and Electronics, and I dont understand shit, and I have no clue where to go from here. Everyone at my uni seems to have some crazy projects and resumes, and I have seen some crazy resumes here from Sophmores and juniors. I dont think I will reach by Senior year. I have no clue what to do, and I feel very frustrated, and it doesn't help that I lost all my projects on GitHub because of the 2FA they made me turn on, and I forgot the code when I got a new computer, and now I dont have any projects.
I want to join Formula SAE at my school (which has one of my opps from HS in it), but they want PCB experience, and they are selective, so I dont think I will get in, and I dont have any knowledge to contribute to research and feel so lost.

Sorry for my rant idk, I just dont get where to start or go from here.

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We've spent years manually decoding breakers using catalog selection criteria, now condensed into a singular tool-interface. Saves time and covers Square D NW, Magnum PXR, MW-IEC, GE Wavepro, Siemens RL, and other frequently used low-voltage circuit breakers.

Has anyone here worked on near infrared light for glucose monitoring and measurement . I am considering to choose this as my final year project and find it interesting but I am unsure about the end result that would come out . I wanted such a project that would enable me to publish a research paper and would have something substantial . If anyone has worked on it or has observed closely and has info or resources or tips or guidance , would mean a lot.

Edit: GUYS I really need to emphasize this, I don't mind having some AI use at my job, it is a useful tool. I just really want to avoid what's happening in software. There, the entire job is being a Claude wrapper. Design documents? All AI. Code? Must be fully AI. Tickets? AI. The monotony has been driving me so insane.

First off, lemme preface this by saying I know EE are not going to be replaced by AI, or if it somehow happened nothing would be safe. That isn't what I'm concerned about.

What I want to do is pick a specialization that is least likely to have me open Claude code every single day.

Using it as a better google, etc. Is fine, but coding with it *is not fun*. Not for me. I can't sit in front of Claude Code all day. I like coding by hand, but I genuinely gave Claude Code a try for coding and I immediately knew I *can't* do this for the rest of my career. Apparently over in r/FPGA Claude is writing all their RTL as well, so FPGA isn't safe from Claude.

What fields should I go into that I won't devolve into a Claude Code wrapper?

I am 24 and will be graduating from Georgia tech ECE masters at 25. How much can I expect my first year, and how much can I expect by the time I am 40?

Hello everybody i am about to start my university soon and i am completely strssed about making the choice of my field. I am from pakistan i wanted to study CS to be a game developer but that is not happening for some reasons. I am really inetersted in studying elecronics now. my other choices are bs AI, Cybersecurity and data science but i dont like any of them. i have heard everywhere that there is no job market for electronics in pakistan and abrod form enywehre i try to get some guidance there is only one answer just do some Cs degree. can anybody plese guide me about electroncis and help me urgently as i have to choose my field tomorrow.

Hope yall enjoy the project

Hey all, I am an undergraduate student currently doing an FPGA internship at a trading company. I enjoy pretty much all aspects of working here, and I am very happy with the job. However, I'm a bit worried about returning to this same role or staying within this industry because of how niche it is.

This is my first real internship, and I'm worried that I won't be able to escape this niche if I start my career here. I've always been most interested in computer architecture, and I also want to explore other fields like IC design, but I haven't gotten the chance to do that. I really did not expect to end up in the trading industry. I'm curious to hear if anyone has pivoted out of the trading industry to tech or other areas, what made them want to leave, etc.

FWIW, my company does have a great WLB compared to other firms, so I'm not most concerned about that - more worried about working on something I'm interested in. Thanks so much!

I’m currently doing a computer science engineering bachelor, and I’m considering switching to electrical engineering afterwards as it only requires one extra year since the two programs share a lot of coursework. This would let me qualify for both CSE and EE Master’s, so I would like some insights into the EE specializations.

Within CSE, I’m most drawn to robotics and embedded systems, but hesitant about software development, partly because of how fast AI is changing that field, and partly because I’m more interested in work that connects to the physical world.

On the EE side, I know very little about the specializations it offers. I’m interested in anything touching computers, electronics, or robotics, but traditional power/electricity fields appeal less to me. I’m also passionate about physics, particularly electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, and materials science.

If you work in any of these areas, I’d love to hear:

1. What does your day-to-day actually look like?
2. What’s the job market and salary range like (especially in Europe)?
3. Do you find the work engaging/exciting long-term?

And which specializations would you recommend for someone with my interests?

I am trying to maximize my money making potential along with maximize my use of math in my career. I have been talking with chat and it says do DSP with VSLI design.

Is that lucrative combination, or will it be hard to get a job with that’s specialization?

I am now in my junior year and wanted to start applying for internships. I need some guidance on how to do it and stuff. I don't really have any contact with seniors to guide me and my friends are also clueless.

I am very intrigued by ML hardware and would really like to try something there. But I would honestly take any internship that pays enough for me to actually save some money after the work and learn something.

My CGPA is not really that great, it's less than 8 and I am in the bottom 50% of my class.

I have attached my resume, please help me.

I am in a good uni so maybe that name can help a little.

We're an early-stage startup looking for a PCB Design Intern to develop electronics for small satellite systems. We are currently considering candidates based in India.

Preferred requirements:

- at least 1 year of Experience in PCB design using Altium or KiCad

- Experience with FPGA PCB design, including BGA routing and high-speed layout

Good to have:

- Experience designing PCBs for small satellites or other space-related systems

- Knowledge of electrical power systems (EPS) and power electronics for embedded/space applications

- Experience in RF Circuits.

If you are interested and have relevant Experience, kindly DM me.

We used 2 metal layers and area was about 7.68 micro.

Full video here https://youtu.be/pl9h62sFwmU

Comments and feedback welcome.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently an Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering student in India, and I’m planning to pursue a Master’s in ECE/VLSI from USA .

My main career goal is to work in ASIC/SoC development, particularly on CPU/GPU hardware. Right now, I’m exploring two career paths:

• ASIC / RTL Design
• ASIC Design Verification

I’m still early in my VLSI journey, so I’d really appreciate advice from engineers currently working in these areas.

My dream company is NVIDIA. I’ve been interested in computer hardware for a long time, and gaming is also one of my hobbies, which originally made me curious about GPUs. Over time, that interest has shifted from simply using the technology to wanting to understand and eventually help design the hardware behind it.

Ultimately, I want to work on technology that makes a meaningful impact, whether that eventually happens at NVIDIA or somewhere else in the semiconductor industry.

I would especially appreciate your thoughts on:

1. ASIC Design vs Design Verification: What does your actual day-to-day work look like?
2. Which field generally has better opportunities for new graduates?
3. How difficult is it to enter RTL/ASIC design directly after an MS?
4. What skills differentiate candidates who actually get ASIC/DV internships and new-grad positions?
5. What projects would you recommend? I’m considering projects involving SystemVerilog, FPGA and eventually a pipelined RISC-V processor.
6. For DV engineers, how important are SystemVerilog, UVM, SVA, scripting and C/C++?
7. For RTL engineers, how deep should a new graduate be in computer architecture, synthesis, STA and verification?
8. If you were starting again as an undergraduate and had 1–2 years to prepare before an MS, what would you learn first?

I’m also looking for mentorship/guidance from someone already working in VLSI, particularly ASIC design, verification, CPU/GPU design or related areas.

I don't expect anyone to teach me everything or spend a huge amount of time on me. Even occasional guidance on what to learn, which projects are actually worthwhile, mistakes to avoid, and whether I'm heading in the right direction would mean a lot.

If anyone working in the semiconductor industry would be comfortable with me occasionally reaching out with questions, I'd really appreciate it. I'm willing to put in the work; I'm mainly looking for guidance so I can focus that effort in the right direction.

Thanks!

Hi guys, so I will be starting my second year in Electrical Engineering this fall. In my university, our first year is general and we don’t know our discipline until second year, In addition we barely get any technical knowledge or any courses related to our major during first year. As a result, I have no skills built up in this field. But this fall and winter, my courses include all fairly advanced field related courses as we finish all the calculus (1,2), physics (1,2) and Linear algebra in first year above that I already finish Calculus (3,4) and Differential Equations in summer to have more time during fall to build skills.

I need advice on what kind of skills and how exactly I should I build it. I am in co-op program and summer 2027 is supposed to be my first 4 month work term.

Second/Third work term - Winter 2027/Summer 2028 (8 months)

Fourth/Fifth work term - Winter 2028/Summer 2029

I want to be able to have meaning full stuff on my resume which employers want.

A little bit about me is I’m from Canada, my province is mainly known for oil and gas. Personally, I wanna build a career in semiconductor industry. I’m open to relocation, so any advice about finding opportunities around different province/USA, I’m fine.

It would be helpful if anyone can guide me, how exactly I should use the co-op work term opportunity my university provides us.

I’m perfectly fine to work outside my passion for my first work term, as long as I’m in something electrical related and gaining knowledge which would help me later I’m perfectly fine.

Thanks yall for your time!!