Why I love AMD.

AMDJunkie

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Got this off the Register, http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/12092.html

JOB OPENING: Advanced Micro Devices
LOCATION: Austin, TX
POSITION: Signal Integrity Engineer
LEVEL: Senior and Junior
TITLE: Product Development Engineer / MTS / SMTS

Do you have a passion for high performance computer design? Do you feel you could make a larger contribution than your current job demands? Join AMD and get some responsibility!

Are you tired of following the design rules handed down by the Fathers from many year's past? Are you weary from turning the crank on someone else's design? Would you like to be one who makes design calls rather than one who accepts a committee decision? Join AMD and write the design rule play instead of being trapped in the storyline!

If you like to pontificate on the SI-LIST about your "industry experience" and "expert knowledge", wouldn't you like to apply these to a design which will have broad appeal? Are your current projects undeserving of your full attention? Wouldn't you rather make a real contribution to a high performance design where your participation is crucial? Use AMD as your personal catapult!

Are you just finishing the 47th simulation run on last year's bus interface? Or teaching training classes to engineers who aren't doing original design? When was the last time you owned a design? Are you ready to take on major responsibility such as a chip or board design which will materially affect the company's future viability? Send AMD your resume, set course to Austin, ENGAGE!

AMD has immediate openings for signal integrity engineers in Austin, TX. Signal Integrity engineering expertise is needed for chipset/processor package design, high speed bus interface design, and high speed board level design.

AMD makes the Athlon line of PC microprocessors which is currently shipping at 1 GHz core frequency. AMD plans to ramp the Athlon core frequency past 1 GHz in the near future and continuously stay ahead of Moore's Law (which says performance should be 800MHz by April-2000 and 1066MHz by April-2001).

Many follow-ons are planned for the Athlon product line as it grows to serve more market segments. Next year the 64-bit SledgeHammer microprocessor will not surprise by a fine excess, but rather by singularity with its apocalyptic performance. Join AMD to breathe its pure serene!

JOB REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate will have a BSEE, MSEE, or PhD-EE with 2-10 years experience in high speed digital design. Knowledge of microwave engineering is a plus. Experience with DSO, TDR, VNA measurement techniques is a plus.

AMD needs SI engineers with the ebullience to own the electrical design for an entire board, an entire chip, entire system, etc. Simulation and modeling skills are a must as the next-generation processor and memory bus interfaces at AMD will demand a performance increase of 2-4X past those currently available.

The simulation tools AMD has in-house are Maxwell, XTK, ICX, Hspice, Speed97, etc., but we'll buy your favorite tool if its not one of those listed. Experience with low-voltage swing signaling technologies is a plus and knowledge of timing analysis is a must.

Lastly, candidates should have a rich inner life, a capacity for self-actualization, and good interpersonal communication skills.

Reply to this notice with your resume and a brief description of the kind of signal integrity work you would like to do at AMD.

Jonathan Dowling
jdowlin2@yahoo.com
jonathan.dowling@amd.com
(512)602-3013
(512)602-7807 FAX ®

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hans007

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if you've ever read about working at intel , youd work at AMD. i'm just a college student, but working at intel from what i've heard is hell on earth. 90 hour weeks, etc. They try to burn you out. a lot of the itanium team was out of college or 1-2 years experience. AMD stories are a lot better.
 

Ausm

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My brother worked on the Williamette processor at Intel. He is now a professor at a Major midwest university due to his wife's requests. He seemed to like working at Intel very much.


Ausm
 

Goi

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What a coincidence ausm! My ex-professor for my computer architecture class in my college in midwest was also from intel, and also worked on the Willamette! Could it be the same person? :)
 

pm

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I love working for Intel. I've been with the company for over five years and have had a wonderful time.
 

trmiv

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My Mom has worked at AMD for over 20 years, and she loves working there. My sister worked there for a few years as well. AMD is a great place to work. Plus, Jerry Sanders loves throwing huge blowout parties when the company is doing well, who can say no to that?
 

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Hey pm, hope that picture of you is not what you look like after five years working at intel... ie 90 hr weeks.. :)

Personally, id work for Intel... you get to wear those space suits like on the adds !!!! hhahhaha
 

Goi

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Austin? Todd Austin? OMG, he's your brother? Hahaha...what a coincidence!
 

Goi

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Woah, ok...he was a cool professor, funny guy :)
But I doubt he'll remember me though. I took his class 2 terms ago and I've already graduated :)
 

pm

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I don't know where these rumors of 90 hours weeks come from... I typically work 45 or so hours a week. Lately I've been putting in more, but there are good reasons for this. I don't mind working a little extra hours for a good reason - lord knows they paid me enough that I certainly can't complain if I have to work 9 or 10 hour days.

One thing that is normal at Intel is that if they ask you to work extra time, you usually get some of it back as extra vacation days at the end of the project, and they often give you a free "bonus" at the end as well (two tickets to Maui, a hefty bonus and a paid extra week of vacation at a top hotel was one that I remember fondly). Generally the size of the vacation and the type of bonus depend on how well the project sticked to schedule and how well it worked out, so your milegae may vary, but I have been fortunate to be on good projects (P54CS, P55C, Deschutes) and have been pleased with the hours and the end-of-project bonuses.

I will admit that I have generally worked longer hours at Intel than I did at other companies that I've worked for in the past, but the work is interesting, the reasons that I've been working longer usually make sense, and the bonuses (stock options are a big one... every salaried employee gets stock options) and other cool perks make up for it.

Lastly, working for Intel is nothing like working for a startup. I've had friends working at startups that live at their work (they literally have a bed in their cubicle). If people want to complain that Intel overworks it's employees (a complaint that, in my experience is completely untrue), then these people need to hop over to a small startup in SiliValley and see what really long hours are.

It's one thing to listen to rumors, but I have been a full-time employee at Intel for over five years and I can tell you that it is a very nice place to work, the bonuses are great and the projects are rewarding and interesting.

Having said all this, I interviewed with AMD and they made an offer. I decided that I didn't want to move to the location that they wanted, but they seemed like a very nice company too. I have several good friends who work there and they seem to enjoy working there - they also seem to work similar hours to myself.

Patrick Mahoney
IA64 Microprocessor Design
Intel Corp.
pmahoney@mipos2.intel.com

* Not speaking for Intel corp. *