Careers involving digital design

How to prepare

Q&A

Robotic Development – IBM

High-performance Computing

Research – ECE

Autonomous Robots – GTRI

Education – GT and K-12

Computer architecture (incl. new processors)

Computer system design (from iPads to mainframes)

Custom digital components (peripheral chips, filters, telecommunication, … )

Embedded computing (MANY devices)

Two of my former Lead Teaching Assistants

› Kimberly Huynh, MD

› Alice Wang, Fulbright Scholar

First, is DESIGN for you?

› Do you like “a blank sheet”?

› Or are you more interested in manufacturing, management, operations,

marketing, …?

Second, are you detail-oriented?

› Is debugging an interesting challenge, not a

chore?

Some changes are

upcoming

Your flexibility starts

with ECE electives

Choice of 2035 vs.

2036 (programming

elective) may allow

more digital design

electives

CmpE chain similar in

this respect, but

requires 2035

ECE4175 Embedded Microcontroller Design

Microcontroller structure, instruction set, addressing modes

ECE4180 Embedded Systems Design

Processors, chipsets, busses, and I/O devices for high-end embedded systems

ECE4100 Advanced Computer Architecture

Architecture and system issues of high performance workstation/PC computers

ECE427x Digital Signal Processing DSP Fundamentals/Applications/Synthesis

ECE4110 Internetwork Programming

Internet implementation as a network of embedded computing systems

ECE4420 Digital Integrated Circuits

Analysis and design of bipolar and MOS digital Ics

ECE4130 Advanced VLSI Systems

An advanced treatment of VLSI systems analysis, design, and testing

Digital is everywhere, especially

› Telecommunications

› Power

› Optics & photonics

› Controls

Senior projects usually have a digital

aspect

Several groups have been advised by Dr. W. Smith

(ECE), Dr. M. West (GTRI) and me

Most have been interdisciplinary

All have involved digital design

WECE is a consistent sponsor of FLL

I am one of the organizers of the State

Tournament

And how do we get more top students in engineering and manufacturing?