What is
Electrical Engineering
What’s all that math and physics
good for?
Want to design the next…
IPOD, MP3,
DVD players
What’s all that math and physics
good for?
Cell phones
WII, Playstation
What’s all that math and physics
good for?
Heart-rate monitor
RFID(Radio Frequency Identification)
What’s all that math and physics
good for?
Radar
Satellite Communication
Security system…
What’s all that math and physics
good for?
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Advanced surgical unit
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Who do you think designs all this stuff??
Time to Wake Up?
Which
Profession has the highest starting salaries
with a Bachelors Degree?
Salary Survey
Everyman’s favorite!!!
Electrical Engineering - SJSU
 Electrical Engineering – National
 Business
 Education
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$ 65,075
$ 55,292
$ 44,000
$34,000
Electrical Engineering also has the highest
average salary over $125,000
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-by National Association of Colleges and Employers 2007
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-by Career Center SJSU – Survey 2007
Venture Capital Survey
2nd Quarter 2007 Funding
San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07
Networking and Communications
34 Companies
Areas
Satellite Antennas
Lasers Systems
Universal coverage for mobile devices
Video Servers
Bandwidth Technology etc.
Venture Capital Survey
2nd Quarter 2007Funding
San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07
Hardware/Energy
26 Companies
Areas
Process Control Equipment
Network Storage
Video Recordings
Renewable Energy
Venture Capital Survey
2nd Quarter 2007 Funding
San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07
Semiconductors
26 Companies
Area:
RFID
Analog Technology
Mixed Signal Technology
Consumer Entertainment Systems
Automotive/Robotic Sensors
Venture Capital Survey
2nd Quarter 2007 Funding
San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07
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Biomedical/Health
47 Companies
Areas:
Biosensors for diagnosis
Injectable Implant Products
Diagnostic Test Equipment
RF Device Systems
Implantable Medical Devices
Electrical Engineering
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The Disciplines of Silicon Valley CEO’s
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Discipline
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Bachelors
Graduate
Total
Electrical Engineering 42
33
75
Other Engineering
MBA
Business
Sciences
Computer Science
Economics
Mathematics
18
32
6
11
7
0
0
36
32
26
18
13
8
6
18
0
20
7
6
8
6
The primary discipline of Silicon Valley CEOs, at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels, is Electrical Engineering
-by San Jose Mercury News 11/28/2007
Future of Science
Science and Engineering expected to grow 5%
percent per year
Other areas expected to grow 1% per year
-The World is Flat – Thomas Friedman
Market is Hot for High Tech Skills in
Silicon Valley
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“14% of all the jobs in Silicon Valley today belong
to a sector called core design, Electrical
Engineering and Science”. This is the highest of
any region in the US.
-by Wall Street Journal 2-28-06
Reasons to Choose EE @ SJSU
Nationally Ranked & Student Success
Location & Internship Opportunities
Cost of Tuition
Largest Number of New Hires to Silicon Valley
Global Technology Initiative
Laboratory Work
Student Resources
Nationally Ranked
Consistently ranked in
the top 10 non-Ph.D. Departments
Electrical Engineering Programs for Non-Ph.D Universities 2008
The Electrical Engineering Department is ranked 2nd
among all US state supported schools
-by U.S. News and World Report
Student Success
Most recent student project won
the 1st place for Zero Emission Car
at the “National Idea-to-Product”
competition in March 2007
CBS5 News Report
Location & Internship Opportunities
- Heart of Silicon Valley!
• Hundreds of INTERNSHIP
opportunities
• Your first full-time job is right outside
the door!
Cost of Tuition
Private universities
(Santa Clara, Stanford)
$29k–38k/year
University of CA: in-state fees
$7,034/year
University of CA: out-of-state fees $26,102/year
(UC-Berkeley, UCSC, UC-Davis)
Cal State (SJSU): in-state fees $3,548/year
Cal State (SJSU): out-of-state fees $12,540/year
Best Deal!
- by UCLA, Santa Clara University, and Stanford University, 2007.
Largest Number of New Hires to
Silicon Valley
EE @ SJSU has a powerful network of
alumni
Companies regularly look to SJSU for
interns and new hires
A Partial List of the Companies that hired EE
student to well paying internships in 2007
•Agilent
•HP
•National Semiconductor
•Alien Technology
•IBM
•Qualcom
•Alliance ATE
•Intel
•Rockwell
•Analogic Tech
•Intersil
•Sipex
•Applied Materials
•ISE Labs
•Verigy
•Aquest Systems
•KLA-Tencor
•Teradyne
•Atmel
•Linear Technologies
•SanDisk
•Berkeley Consulting Group
•LSI Logic
•Broadcom
•Zero G Wireless
•Lockheed Martin
•Cisco
•Marvell
•Credence
•Maxim
•Cypress Semiconductor
•NASA Ames
A Partial List of the Companies that hired
new EE Graduates in 2007
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AMI
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HP
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Qualcomm
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Analogic Tech
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IBM
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Quicklogic
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Anritsu
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Intel
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Raytheon
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Apple
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Intuit
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RIM/Blackberry
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Applied Biosystems
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Intuitive Surgical
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San Disk
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Applied Materials
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Juniper Networks
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Silicon Image
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BAE Systems
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KLA Tencor
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Space Systems Loral
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Blackberry Research
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Lockheed
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Sun Microsystems
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Boston Scientific
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LSI Logic
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Tara Technologies
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Broadcom
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NASA Ames
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Ultra Clean
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Circle Medical Devices
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National Semiconductor
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Vishay Siliconix
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Cisco
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Network Appliance
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Xilinx
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Computer Associates
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Network Sound
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Yahoo
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Force 10 Networks
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Noise Free Wireless
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Zilog
Some Successful Graduates of the EE Program
Yancy, Gary
CEO
Applied Signal Technology
Perlegos, Gust
Co-Founder
Atmel
Collins, Thomas
Director
Tandem
Chen, Lee
Founder
A10 Networks
Perlegos, George
Founder, CEO
Atmel
Adkisson, James
President
Insite Peripherals
Siegel, Bernard
President
Thermal Engineering
Nishimura, Koichi
President, CEO
Solectron
Kprdestani, Omid
Senior VP
Google
Pilgrim, Dale
Vice President
IBM
Carnaham, Douglas
Vice President
HP
Wheeler-Nelson, Nancy
Vice President
Trimble Navigation
Vij, Sandeep
Vice President
Xilinx
Little, Patrick
Vice President
Xilinx
Global Technology Initiative
Scholarship trips to Pacific-rim countries
Speakers from multi-national companies
Laboratory Work
Focus on hand-on experiences
Industry sponsored labs for education and research:
IC Design Lab (Cadence)
Process Integration Lab (Synopsys)
RF Integrated Circuit Lab (Atmel)
Analog Mixed Signal Test Lab (Agilent)
Digital Design Lab (Xilinx)
Networking Lab (Cisco)
Digital Signal Processing Lab (Intel, TI)
Many other state supported labs
Senior Project Lab
EE Laboratories
Student
Resources
IEEE
Academic Advisors
Technical Staff
Computer Labs
Career Center
King Library
Recap:
There are lots of reasons to choose EE at SJSU
Nationally Ranked & Student Success
Location & Internship Opportunities
Cost of Tuition
Largest Number of New Hires to Silicon Valley
Global Technology Initiative
Laboratory Work
Student Resources