What is

Electrical Engineering

What’s all that math and physics What’s all that math and physics good for?good for?

Want to design the next…

IPOD, MP3,

DVD players

Cell phones

WII, Playstation

What’s all that math and physics What’s all that math and physics good for?good for?

Heart-rate monitor

RFID(Radio Frequency Identification)

What’s all that math and physics What’s all that math and physics good for?good for?

Radar

Satellite Communication

Security system…

What’s all that math and physics What’s all that math and physics good for?good for?

What’s all that math and physics What’s all that math and physics good for?good for? Advanced surgical unit

Who do you think designs all this stuff??

Time to Wake Up?Time to Wake Up?

Which Profession has the highest starting salaries with a Bachelors Degree?

Salary SurveySalary SurveyEveryman’s favorite!!!Everyman’s favorite!!! Electrical Engineering - SJSU $ 65,075 Electrical Engineering – National $ 55,292 Business $ 44,000 Education $34,000

Electrical Engineering also has the highest average salary over $125,000

-by National Association of Colleges and Employers 2007 -by Career Center SJSU – Survey 2007

Venture Capital SurveyVenture Capital Survey2nd Quarter 2007 Funding2nd Quarter 2007 FundingSan Jose Mercury News 8/12/07San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07

Networking and Communications34 Companies

AreasSatellite Antennas

Lasers Systems

Universal coverage for mobile devices

Video Servers

Bandwidth Technology etc.

Venture Capital SurveyVenture Capital Survey2nd Quarter 2007Funding2nd Quarter 2007FundingSan Jose Mercury News 8/12/07San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07

Hardware/Energy26 Companies

AreasProcess Control Equipment

Network Storage

Video Recordings

Renewable Energy

Venture Capital SurveyVenture Capital Survey2nd Quarter 2007 Funding2nd Quarter 2007 FundingSan Jose Mercury News 8/12/07San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07

Semiconductors26 Companies

Area:RFID

Analog Technology

Mixed Signal Technology

Consumer Entertainment Systems

Automotive/Robotic Sensors

Venture Capital SurveyVenture Capital Survey2nd Quarter 2007 Funding2nd Quarter 2007 FundingSan Jose Mercury News 8/12/07San Jose Mercury News 8/12/07

Biomedical/Health47 Companies

Areas:

Biosensors for diagnosis

Injectable Implant Products

Diagnostic Test Equipment

RF Device Systems

Implantable Medical Devices

Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering The Disciplines of Silicon Valley CEO’s

Discipline Bachelors GraduateTotal

Electrical Engineering 42 33 75

Other Engineering 18 18 36 MBA 0 32 32 Business 20 6 26 Sciences 7 11 18 Computer Science 6 7 13 Economics 8 0 8 Mathematics 6 0 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 ScienceFuture 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 Market is Hot for High Tech Skills in Silicon ValleySilicon Valley

“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

Nationally Ranked & Student Success

Location & Internship Opportunities

Cost of Tuition

Largest Number of New Hires to Silicon ValleyLargest Number of New Hires to Silicon Valley

Global Technology InitiativeGlobal Technology Initiative

Laboratory WorkLaboratory Work

Student ResourcesStudent Resources

Reasons to Choose EE @ SJSU Reasons to Choose EE @ SJSU

Nationally Ranked 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 Student Success

Most recent student project won the 1st place for Zero Emission Car at the “National Idea-to-Product”

competition in March 2007CBS5 News Report

Location & Internship OpportunitiesLocation & Internship Opportunities - Heart of Silicon Valley! - Heart of Silicon Valley!

• Hundreds of INTERNSHIP opportunities

• Your first full-time job is right outside the door!

Private universities $29k–38k/year(Santa Clara, Stanford)

University of CA: in-state fees $7,034/yearUniversity of CA: out-of-state fees

$26,102/year(UC-Berkeley, UCSC, UC-Davis)

Cal State (SJSU): in-state feesCal State (SJSU): in-state fees$3,548/year$3,548/year

Cal State (SJSU): out-of-state fees$12,540/year

Cost of Tuition Cost of Tuition

Best Deal!

- by UCLA, Santa Clara University, and Stanford University, 2007.

Largest Number of New Hires to Largest Number of New Hires to Silicon ValleySilicon 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 A Partial List of the Companies that hired EE student to well paying internships in 2007student to well paying internships in 2007

•HP

•IBM

•Intel

•Intersil

•ISE Labs

•KLA-Tencor

•Linear Technologies

•LSI Logic

•Lockheed Martin

•Marvell

•Maxim

•NASA Ames

•Agilent

•Alien Technology

•Alliance ATE

•Analogic Tech

•Applied Materials

•Aquest Systems

•Atmel

•Berkeley Consulting Group

•Broadcom

•Cisco

•Credence

•Cypress Semiconductor

•National Semiconductor

•Qualcom

•Rockwell

•Sipex

•Verigy

•Teradyne

•SanDisk

•Zero G Wireless

A Partial List of the Companies that hired A Partial List of the Companies that hired new EE Graduates in 2007new EE Graduates in 2007

• AMI • HP • Qualcomm

• Analogic Tech • IBM • Quicklogic

• Anritsu • Intel • Raytheon

• Apple • Intuit • RIM/Blackberry

• Applied Biosystems • Intuitive Surgical • San Disk

• Applied Materials • Juniper Networks • Silicon Image

• BAE Systems • KLA Tencor • Space Systems Loral

• Blackberry Research • Lockheed • Sun Microsystems

• Boston Scientific • LSI Logic • Tara Technologies

• Broadcom • NASA Ames • Ultra Clean

• Circle Medical Devices • National Semiconductor • Vishay Siliconix

• Cisco • Network Appliance • Xilinx

• Computer Associates • Network Sound • Yahoo

• Force 10 Networks • Noise Free Wireless • Zilog

Some Successful Graduates of the EE ProgramSome 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 InitiativeGlobal Technology Initiative

Scholarship trips to Pacific-rim countries

Speakers from multi-national companies

Laboratory WorkLaboratory 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 LaboratoriesEE Laboratories

StudentStudentResourcesResources

IEEE

Academic Advisors

Technical Staff

Computer Labs

Career Center

King Library

Recap: Recap: There are lots of reasons to choose EE at SJSUThere 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