I've been a little troubled the past couple of months. The time has come where I can practically smell the so-called "real world." The end of the tunnel which was but a pixel-sized dot before is now coming real fast and I'm afraid it will left me blinded and confused. So what is this all about you ask? Well, I'm having a really hard time deciding whether I want to go into embedded systems or digital VLSI. There is always the pure software route, but only if it has something to do with parallel algorithms or 3D graphics.
I keep asking my professors and peers for advice, but I get conflicting responses.
"No one does ASIC anymore, everything is going overseas"
"That's what the FPGA people want you to believe, but Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Micron, Texas Instruments need people who can do VLSI"
"Embedded systems is the hot field now"
"Master you algorithm design skills and apply at Google"
They all sound true, but I can't focus on all of them. A 48 hour day would be my best friend.
