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Purdue Starts Comprehensive Semiconductor Degree Programs in U.S.

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Post by Jistern »

avs733 wrote: post #43
smalley wrote: post #12

This seems like good marketing but reading this press release and looking at the courses in their degree program I feel like I'm missing what's different here (other than some reference to supply chain management). Most of the coursework here seems to be very similar to what was available over a decade ago at the state university I attended for graduate school (my concentration was semiconductor device theory related…

You are correct. This is clearly not the first…check out Rochester institute of technology…it’s just a branding exercise which is very in keeping with the current Purdue leadership.

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Post by NeverFade »

Jistern wrote: post #141
avs733 wrote: post #43

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You are correct. This is clearly not the first…check out Rochester institute of technology…it’s just a branding exercise which is very in keeping with the current Purdue leadership.

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> LeetCode is the beginning of the process of standardized testing for engineers at Big Tech companies, better testing tools will probably soon supplant LeetCode

LeetCode has been the de-facto screening standard for at least the past 15 years. As a hiring manager, I keep closely up to date with the screening field. I see nothing else coming to replace LeetCode any time soon. There isn't even a general consensus about what such a replacement would look like.

LeetCode also isn't just used as an initial screen: in many processes it is effectively the only technical screen. You can pass many big tech screens if you just know LeetCode + System Design, and the latter is only required if you're a senior.

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Post by LdSGSgvupDV »

Well. I don't get the point of this program. Did they want to ease the semiconductor supply chain problem? I got my master degree on the field of condensed matter. In the past, our group has strong link to the semiconductor industry. Right now, there are more and more classmates tend to change the field from hardware to software after they graduated.

WLB just sucks in semiconductor industry.

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Post by mnadkvlb »

LdSGSgvupDV wrote: post #143

Well. I don't get the point of this program. Did they want to ease the semiconductor supply chain problem? I got my master degree on the field of condensed matter. In the past, our group has strong link to the semiconductor industry. Right now, there are more and more classmates tend to change the field from hardware to software after they graduated. WLB just sucks in semiconductor industry.

what does WLB stand for ? sorry not from the hardware field

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Post by boiler_up800 »

Excited to see this. The computer engineering curriculum at Purdue was very high quality, including one of the few courses in the nation where multi-core CPU design was taught. Purdue also has strong chemical engineering and electrical engineering programs so there ought to be plenty of facility talent and student interest to make this work.

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Post by coding123 »

Jistern wrote: post #141
avs733 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are correct. This is clearly not the first…check out Rochester institute of technology…it’s just a branding exercise which is very in keeping with the current Purdue leadership.

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This should basically be one of those new york times op-eds that everyone talks about.

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Post by ChuckNorris89 »

DeathArrow wrote: post #140

China, Taiwan, South Korea are heavily investing in semiconductor industry as they see it highly important for the future. US doesn't want to be left behind and takes action. Meanwhile, in Europe...

What about Europe? We habe plenty of trailing edge fabs there. Where we lack is leading edge fabs and top SW companies that can compete with US ones.

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Post by ChuckNorris89 »

mnadkvlb wrote: post #144
LdSGSgvupDV wrote: post #143

Well. I don't get the point of this program. Did they want to ease the semiconductor supply chain problem? I got my master degree on the field of condensed matter. In the past, our group has strong link to the semiconductor industry. Right now, there are more and more classmates tend to change the field from hardware to software after they graduated. WLB just sucks in semiconductor industry.

what does WLB stand for ? sorry not from the hardware field

It stands for work life balance and has nothing to to with the hardware field as is a general word.

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Post by namibj »

hackernews1134 wrote: post #138
lcvw wrote: post #133

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Intel (and similar fab companies as well) is famous for even treating it’s phds as menial process engineers. When I graduated the only Intel fab jobs I was qualified for were in Indonesia or some other SE Asian country, and descriptions were basically “you are the SEM person, you do SEM all day.” I know a surprising amount of people who came out of CNSE (without following up with grad school) and are now landscapers,…

What is SEM? What does doing SEM all day entail?

Scanning electron microscope, I assume. And it's basically getting samples prepped and operating the microscope stage and image controls (focus, contrast, etc.). Sounds like it quickly gets boring. I expect in less than one week.
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