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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by dumpster_fire on Saturday May 20, 2023 @11:39AM (#36012822)
> The industry also seemed to not want anyone in analog and semi manufacturing anyway or had very high entry requirements, although kept complaining about a lack of candidates publicly.

Didn't take EE in the US, but your statement here seems to be universal. Especially true about Analog professors being gatekeeping jerks.

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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by analognoise on Saturday May 20, 2023 @12:20PM (#36013215)
This thread is so cathartic for me.
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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by CorrectHorseBat on Saturday May 20, 2023 @02:35PM (#36014428)
Completely the opposite here (not in the US either), my analog professors were some of the most passionate and caring professors I had.

Didn't end going in to analog design because although I think it's interesting I don't think it's actually fun to do the design. I feel like digital design has much more variety.

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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by phendrenad2 on Saturday May 20, 2023 @03:55PM (#36015015)
The funny part is EE professors (analog or digital) don't even teach you any of the areas where analog is practical to digital electronics. They'll have you doing tons of abstract differential equations and studying transistor characteristics, and then kick you out into the world unprepared for the things you should know. Which is why Johnson & Graham should be the first book on the shelf of any new digital EE grad.
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