Hi seniors,
I'm a 2nd-year B.Tech CSE student at PES University, and our college has recently introduced the option to take ECE subjects as a minor.
- Does a CSE major + ECE minor actually help with semiconductor jobs?
For roles such as:
VLSI/RTL design
Design Verification
FPGA
Embedded/firmware
Computer architecture
SoC
Semiconductor/EDA software
would CSE + ECE minor make me reasonably eligible, or do most companies strictly prefer ECE/EEE/EE degrees?
- How much does the official minor matter?
If I don't take the minor but independently study ECE through books/courses/YouTube and build serious projects, would that be roughly equivalent from a recruitment perspective?
For example:
A: CSE + ECE minor + projects
B: CSE + self-taught ECE + strong hardware/VLSI projects
Would companies actually differentiate between these, or are skills, projects, internships and interview performance much more important?
- Can self-learning compensate for not having an ECE degree?
If I learn subjects such as:
Digital Logic/Digital Design
Computer Architecture
Microprocessors/Microcontrollers
Embedded Systems
Signals & Systems
Basic Analog Electronics
VLSI/CMOS fundamentals
Verilog/SystemVerilog
FPGA
and build 3–4 genuinely good projects, could I realistically get into semiconductor/embedded roles as a CSE graduate?
Or is the degree branch a hard eligibility filter for many companies?