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Phil Kane

On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:24:02 -0700, wrote:

- Do you know what VHDL is?
- How about a state machine?
- Synchronous DDR?
- PCI Express?
- Flip-flop?
- What does GCLK mean in the context of FPGAs?
- What are constraints?

That's not electrical engineering, that's computer science.

This is just a small sample of what I know, because this is what I
work upon every day..... but I suspect a lot of it you have no clue
what it's about. And that's fine. Because I don't expect one person
to know everything there is to know about EE.

Not to denigrate Penn State, but graduates of the major EE (as
differentiated from CS) schools are expected to be fluent in most if
not all areas of ELECTRICAL engineering. Look at the exam syllabus
for registration of a PE and see how much you are fluent with.

I'm registered as a PE (Electrical) in four states and eligible for
registration in all the others as well as in foreign countries. I am
also licensed to practice law in all California and Federal courts and
before the Federal Communications Commission.

Are you?

I never did answer the title question - I'm 71 and the VP - General
Counsel and Engineering Manager of a major communications consulting
engineering firm in California. We design microwave and public safety
communication systems and submit necessary documentation to get them
licensed. We neither sell nor install equipment, but we do provide
our clients with project management services and with expert testimony
in disputes.
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Phil Kane
Beaverton, OR