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Message started by asim569 on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm

Title: Need guidence
Post by asim569 on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm

Respected and Lucky (Being RF) Professionals,

I am an Electronics Engineer Undergraduate student from GIKI(Pakistan).I am enrolled in 6th semester.I want to pursue my career in RF (because it is very interesting).Radars,Transmitters,Communication systems,Transmitter Chips interests me a lot.I want to be designer of these sort of things.I mean ,I want to be RF design Engineer.My dream job is RF job right after graduation.I want to learn all Pre-requisite of this job during my stay at college.
I will pass all communication and control courses before I graduate.I will learn all following design tools.
HFSS
ADS
AMDS
Microwave Office
I have already learned Matlab and Labview.
I need to ask following questions please guide me.
1)Which design tools ,I am missing?
2)Which courses I should pass(other than communication and control)?
3)Which things I must learn before I apply for this sort of job?
4)Which sort of projects ,I should complete to make me closer to RF design job?
5)Is it possible to complete all Pre-requisites of this job on my own (being a student at University)?Is it possible to be independent in RF design job?
6)To get hand on experience ,I will ask some RF firm to assign me some project and I will complete it as FYP.Which sort of projects are recommended(that make me closer to my aim)?
7)Wich skills,designs are highly respected in this field?
Where I can read recent advancements(startup technologies ,problems) in RF field?
9)What is difference between me (EE about to graduate) and an independent designer?How to abridge this difference?Must I have some training?Which company is best for training?
Any extra advice?
Thanks for your time
Asim,
asim569@gmail.com

Title: Re: Need guidence
Post by oermens on Feb 28^th, 2009, 7:23am

asim569 wrote on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm:

1)Which design tools ,I am missing?

Cadence!

asim569 wrote on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm:

2)Which courses I should pass(other than communication and control)?

Anything related to analog, digitial, rf and mixed signal circuits.

asim569 wrote on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm:

3)Which things I must learn before I apply for this sort of job?
4)Which sort of projects ,I should complete to make me closer to RF design job?

amplifier, mixer, feedback, noise, oscillator and pll frequncy synthesizer, adc and dac, different transceiver architectures, etc. just pick up thomas lee's or behzad razavi's rfic book to get an overview.

asim569 wrote on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm:

5)Is it possible to complete all Pre-requisites of this job on my own (being a student at University)?Is it possible to be independent in RF design job?

i doubt it. startup costs are so high. i dont know anyone in the field who doesnt have masters or phd degree.

asim569 wrote on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm:

6)To get hand on experience ,I will ask some RF firm to assign me some project and I will complete it as FYP.Which sort of projects are recommended(that make me closer to my aim)?
7)Wich skills,designs are highly respected in this field?
Where I can read recent advancements(startup technologies ,problems) in RF field?

start reading ieee solid state circuits, circuits and systems I and II to get an idea of what research is being done in the field and find something that interests you.

asim569 wrote on Feb 27^th, 2009, 7:06pm:

9)What is difference between me (EE about to graduate) and an independent designer?How to abridge this difference?Must I have some training?Which company is best for training?

experience, knowledge, intuition.