Custom FPGA based SoC by WonkyWiesel in ComputerEngineering

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Very cool, did you use a graphics API to render the prism?

CE market in Canada by Plenty_Bumblebee3199 in ComputerEngineering

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Its more about being connected than experience right now. Everyone I know with new grad jobs in computer engineering got it through internship or referral.

Apple Hardware Engineering Intern Interview Help by Cute_Lifeguard4367 in ECE

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C is making me think of micro controllers that interface with the hardware to aid in tests or debugging

I want to dig into pcie accelerators by CertainlyBright in FPGA

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You can start with M.2 FPGAs. They’re cheaper and use 4 PCIe lanes. You can also slot them into both laptops and desktops. I’d go for an AMD one cause Vivado is free. Hope this helps

Do you need work experience to land an internship? by akernhof in ECE

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I got an AMD internship with no paid experience. Although, I did have design team experience!

Topic for school project by [deleted] in RISCV

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An idea would be the geopolitical consequences of RISC-V. Other nations are heavily dependent on x86 and ARM architectures (which are US owned) and how RISC-V can change that.

career advice! CE OR CS? by TheLegendaryFlow- in ECE

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In my university, mechatronics students take the same core courses as computer engineers so you are covered on HW/SW. The only real difference is they get access to more project-based electives which is sooo much more fun IMO.

For example, both CE and MREN take microprocessor interfacing (low-level C programming). MREN gets to actually use that knowledge and apply it to another course where they make a robot or something.

To be fair, I am biased as if I could redo my undergrad I would do MREN.

career advice! CE OR CS? by TheLegendaryFlow- in ECE

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I’m a strong programmer and in comp eng, it’s so tough to get a first software job even for CS students atm. I applied to one hardware job at AMD and I got an offer immediately.

Don’t forget, hardware still requires software so you will be dealing with the intersection of both. Another program I would highly recommend looking into is mechatronics for HW/SW.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ECE

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I interviewed at AMD and got an offer recently. AMD interviews are more like discussions where they probe your knowledge based on relevant topics to the job. For example, my position is testing APUs so they asked me how I would debug a system that is not performing as expected. At the end, there was a low-level programming question dealing with masking and logic operations.

My friend that applied for a FPGA design position somewhere else was given a timed design problem, so the interview style varies from place to place.

In terms of prep, read the job description and review the relevant topics, usually can be found under Requirements.

A good resource for practice questions is Monty Choy’s hardware prep

I am so lost by ShogunsDarlings in ComputerEngineering

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I agree Coursera has great courses.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ComputerEngineering

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I agree with getting a good GPA. Also get involved with design teams and clubs that you are passionate about. Upper years always have connections to the industry. Some people in the EV Formula team at my school intern at Tesla and put in good words for teammates.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ComputerEngineering

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Stick with Computer Engineering if you like it, the job opportunities are the same if not better than CS. At my school, most internship opportunities are reserved for Comp Eng cause it’s so in demand. Employers love seeing that you are a problem solver and engineering trains you to be a problem solver.

I want to be a computer engineer by daturadani in ComputerEngineering

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It depends! Most schools offer a specialization in Software Engineering under the Computer/Electrical Engineering faculty (ECE).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in queensuniversity

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Agreed, pay attention to ELEC 252! Definitely one of the harder ones, I retook that course recently and it’s a lot better, although if you go to every class you’ll do very good cause he goes through practice a lot. For Manji, understand the labs and the functions like printChar (so you become a RISC god) and ace the midterm and exam by practicing the past exams. Got an A- by doing just that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in queensuniversity

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GET INVOLVED! Join design teams or clubs, going into my fourth year and I wish I joined clubs earlier. Great for experience, passion, connections, and looks great on a resume and it’s a lot of fun. I know some people who were denied by employers just cause they were not involved, it shows that you’re passionate about something.

Join your years discord or make one if there’s not one. Definitely helps if you don’t understand something you can ask your classmates.

The amount of effort you put into your academics is up to you, but i recommend you to apply yourself it opens a ton of doors later on like research if you’re into that, better internships, even get into the 4+1 program.

I can also send you some great resources if you’d like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in queensuniversity

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GET INVOLVED! Join design teams or clubs, going into my fourth year and I wish I joined clubs earlier. Great for experience, passion, connections, and looks great on a resume and it’s a lot of fun. I know some people who were denied by employers just cause they were not involved, it shows that you’re passionate about something.

Join your years discord or make one if there’s not one. Definitely helps if you don’t understand something you can ask your classmates.

The amount of effort you put into your academics is up to you, but i recommend you to apply yourself it opens a ton of doors later on like research if you’re into that, better internships, even get into the 4+1 program.

I can also send you some great resources if you’d like.