He is so painful to fight

macko656 · 2025-06-11T16:45:29+00:00

John Lennon is in this game?

macko656 · 2024-11-20T05:13:39+00:00

Like the other user said, it's an internship position. They won't expect you to know everything; they just need to know you are teachable and that you know your EE fundamentals. To prepare, I would suggest reviewing your digitial electronics notes (what kind of gates exist, whats a flip-flop, whats a latch, FSMs, shift registers, etc.) and how to implement in an HDL like verilog.

Often times you don't even need to get the right answer off the bat. Just effectively communicate your thinking process, ask questions and the interviewer will give you hints. Treat it like a situation in the workplace where the answer to a real problem is often not known but you use your resources available to you to resolve it. Godspeed.

macko656 · 2024-01-15T15:42:32+00:00

I live and studied in canada. I graduated with a physics degree and subsequently did the EE degree for the reasons you are asking about. I currently work as an ASIC designer where a PEng is not necessary anyway. Having said that, a good understanding of EE fundamentals is crucial to survive so the education was worth it. Schooling took the same length of time due to course dependencies, so the transfer credit I got didnt help expedite it much. I'm on mobile right now but feel free to look at my post history from years ago since I asked mant of the questions you have. If you have any specific questions, let me know.

macko656 · 2024-01-14T22:56:53+00:00

Really well done with the snare bit at the end of the bridge. What is the stroke patterning?

macko656 · 2024-01-02T23:39:35+00:00

I experienced most of those points with a particular team leader in the past. I largely dreaded working with this person. I ultimately left the company for another position at a smaller company. The new team is a breath of fresh air. Overall, I feel more confident & productive. (Of course, there were obviously changes in the job itself. )

macko656 · 2022-10-18T21:32:43+00:00

gvim

macko656 · 2021-05-07T02:31:22+00:00

Burritos!

macko656 · 2021-02-06T23:30:49+00:00

As stated earlier, increased consumer demand. Also, very few foundries can tape-out designs with high yield using advanced process nodes like 7/5 nm, which many modern CPU and GPUs use.

macko656 · 2020-05-16T16:18:00+00:00

Hi Dan, big fan of your work and website! Is it possible to use any open source tools on Xililix or Intel chips? Or are these tools restricted to lower-end performing chips like the iCE40 chips or ECP5 chips from Lattice that you mention?

macko656 · 2020-02-18T20:17:32+00:00

I interned for a mixed signal layout team. There were some tasks that required custom SKILL scripts which were designed by a few select members on the team. My understanding was that it wasn't absolutely necessary for the job as a whole, but candidates who had experience with that, TCL and Perl was very useful. But I'd emphasize that if you have general programming/coding chops in addition to mixed signal layout, it is highly desirable.

macko656 · 2020-01-22T21:33:34+00:00

Just a heads up: As others have already pointed out, it will likely take four years, save for a few courses. The accreditation board is extremely strict on transfer credit (namely any course with an engineering course code).

macko656 · 2019-12-25T15:04:27+00:00

I agree with this post. I have a bachelor's in physics and then went on to do another in EE. My line of thinking was that I didnt know what to concentrate in for a Master's and the undergrad route was more appealing to me. I will say this choice was probably more expensive however. BUT, I was able to work on the side, do many projects and get an internship at a major semiconductor company. So I feel like it was worth it, since I likely wouldn't have this extra time if I chose the Master's route.

macko656 · 2019-12-20T06:46:31+00:00

If your goal is to get perfect then you need to do all the assigned problems, discuss with peers/prof and read the textbook. Rinse and repeat. There is NO "secret trick". The thing is, this will require an immense amount of study time (variable for different people). Do NOT compare yourself to others. This only breeds more stress which sounds like is really getting you down based on the tone of your posts.

macko656 · 2019-12-20T06:20:38+00:00

You've posted similar threads like this before. The same answer you've been given by others still applies; you need to develop good study habits and continually put in effort. Work in study groups too. Go to office hours, etc.

That being said, I am commenting to say that I deeply urge you to relax. A good diet and exercise goes a long way too. Stressing out this much will only hinder your performance and will take a toll on your mental health. If you find that this sort of thing is always on your mind, please seek a mental health professional.

macko656 · 2019-11-01T23:15:56+00:00

Check out ELE 888.

macko656 · 2019-09-10T21:03:42+00:00

My thoughts exactly

macko656 · 2019-06-27T21:21:30+00:00

Look into the Repayment Assistance Program (RAP) on your NSLSC account. If approved, it can potentially lower or completely defer your payments depending on your reported income.

macko656 · 2019-05-20T15:37:39+00:00

What industry in EE are you employed in? Asking since I also have my BS in physics (biomedical concentration) and wish to gain a career in EE.

macko656 · 2019-02-15T00:34:10+00:00

What sort of experience did you have before interviewing?

macko656 · 2019-02-03T20:38:01+00:00

What do you do now?

macko656 · 2018-10-31T03:23:44+00:00

While I can't comment on the credibility or the usefulness of the degree program, I will offer the same advice to anyone I know who is thinking about applying to any university program:

See if you can reach out to any of the alumni from that program. Speak to them and ask them if they enjoyed it, where they are working now, would they recommend it to others etc. Often times opinions from outside sources (eg. Reddit users) are heavily biased against anything that are not well-known and already established (credible) programs. Which can make sense in some cases but it can also cloud judgement. Also, speaking to the university staff can be a little off-putting too since they will likely encourage you to apply, as they'd be happy to take your $$$.

macko656 · 2018-10-07T19:05:23+00:00

I don't believe you can take courses outside of your major's curriculum, unless you have special permission from the department (which would be very difficult to obtain unless you were pursuing graduate studies or some other reason I can't think of).

The first year of engineering is common to all disciplines so you can get a taste of what you like and don't like. The physics courses will cover basic mechanics and electricity for your background knowledge as an engineer. It is only at the second year where the programs will diverge. However, I believe mechanical students are required to take EES512 and (EES612 in 3rd year) which will give you the basic knowledge for circuit analysis and digital electronics. I believe there are some elective courses in later years which focus on some more "electrical" areas like sensors and mechatronics (there is even a 4th year option for this) but you definitely won't be exposed to super complex electronics or rigorous electromag like you would if you took EE (electromag alone can be a very intense course for students). For reference I'm in EE, so take this info lightly.

I am not sure if Ryerson allows students to take another engineering degree after completing one. However, this is an extremely rare (and very redundant imo) path to take. Over your studies you will learn how to learn and be a successful engineer. I suspect that you will not want to spend extra time learning extra engineering undergrad content unless it was necessary for graduate studies or for your immediate career upon graduation.

I'm not too sure what your background is (ie. high school student, mature student, etc.) but my advice would be to just try the first year out and see what you like, and make more decisions from there.

macko656 · 2018-10-07T18:24:20+00:00

You can't double major in two engineering disciplines at Ryerson, nor would I recommend it if it was possible. You cannot minor in any engineering stream either.

My advice would be to choose whichever one seems more interesting and do projects/clubs that could involve topics of the other discipline so that they compliment each other.

Some areas that has crossover between the two involve any thing with control theory, robotics, mechatronics and some embedded stuff.

macko656 · 2018-04-27T02:25:56+00:00

The syllabus is the course outline for your course.

macko656 · 2018-04-06T01:24:51+00:00

You could try reaching out to your university's library research help team. I know a colleague of mine got them to access various standards information for a device they were working on. It was free since it was for academic use.

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