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pigger
Post subject: RFMD vs skyworks Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 2:51
am
Yesterday I had an interview with skyworks located in CA, and
HR person called me today saying that they are impressed with me, but
have to make decision after interviewing 2 other candidates. The group
is doing GSM and CDMA tranceiver design.
I already got an offer from
RFMD located in the same city, the group is doing GPS receiver design.
Comparing two groups, I feel the one in skyworks is stronger. But I
don't know which company has better future, can anybody here give me
some comparison between them? Your opion will be highly appreciated.
BTW, the position is RF IC design engineer.
Thanks in advance.
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Guest
Post subject: helloPosted: Thu Jul 15,
2004 1:47 am
both skyworks and rfmd make a lot of money off of PA's,
which gets them a lot of revenue and profit.
as for who will
go farther -- no one knows, skyworks is larger, about twice as large,
but for some reason, they don't consistently make a lot of money, and
meet earnings, yet i know they they hire very good people, because they
are well known.
your concern should be the team and the people
you will be working with, i am unsure how old you are and how much experience
you have, and what education, but the people, the expertise and how
much you will learn and how much fun you will have is what is important.
i think at least.
if you want me more help, send an email.
let me know how the company is, that you pick, i might want to do
rfic there..
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pigger
Post subject: Re: helloPosted:
Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:27 am
Thanks a lot for your opinion. One of my
concerns about skyworks is that I heard they laid off lots of people
during last couple of years. But I do like the group there more, and
feel people in that group are pretty experienced and knowledgeable.
Meanwhile RFMD seems more stable.
Tough decision for me. I have a
couple of year design experience, but still feel not that strong myself.
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Guest
Post subject: oops posted this above by
itself !!Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:08 am
do u have MS, PhD ?
no one is stable right now
skyworks did layoff because
it merged (conexant with alpha)
but they have a different mentality
than rfmd
skyworks is very very performance driven
rfmd
is more laid back
man i need to get in there, i have few years
in rfic too
if you can help let me know
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California Dreamer
Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:37
am
I hear that RFMD has a very good work environment, and a very
generous benefits/vacation package. Don't know about Skyworks.
Anyone from Skyworks or RFMD care to divulge typical pay, vacation
time, benefits, work environment (people, software, lab equipment),
etc?
Thanks.
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Guest
Post subject: comparison...Posted:
Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:00 pm
well one is HQed in North Carolina and
the other in California.
so you have a different mentality, one
is win at all costs, other more laid back and southern.
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pigger
Post subject: Re: comparison...Posted: Thu Jul 15,
2004 8:37 pm
so, do you mean working in skyworks is with lots of
competition, and more challenging, and the company is with better future?
Anonymous wrote:
well one is HQed in North Carolina and the other
in California.
so you have a different mentality, one is win
at all costs, other more laid back and southern.
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pigger
Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:39 pm
I
guess those big companies are with similar benefits and vacation plan.
California Dreamer wrote:
I hear that RFMD has a very good work
environment, and a very generous benefits/vacation package. Don't know
about Skyworks.
Anyone from Skyworks or RFMD care to divulge
typical pay, vacation time, benefits, work environment (people, software,
lab equipment), etc?
Thanks.
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pigger
Post subject: Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:39 pm
I guess those
big companies are with similar benefits and vacation plan.
California
Dreamer wrote:
I hear that RFMD has a very good work environment,
and a very generous benefits/vacation package. Don't know about Skyworks.
Anyone from Skyworks or RFMD care to divulge typical pay, vacation
time, benefits, work environment (people, software, lab equipment),
etc?
Thanks.
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California Dreamer
Post
subject: Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:38 pm
The two companies track
each other almost exactly, so the laid-back Southerners vs. strung-out
Californians doesn't seem to really affect the financial performance.
Check this comparison chart.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=RF
... q=l&c=swks
RFMD is credited for first using GaAs for
celllphone PAs, and has highest market share for cellular, but they're
lagging in wireless connectivity, mainly because they came to the game
late.
Skyworks has some good integrated cellular solutions, but
they don't do well in wireless either. Companies like Intersil, Broadcom
and Atheros still rule there.
It basically comes down to who
you'd rather work with.
:smt117
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Guest
Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:38 am
wow they track
exactly, that's pretty cool.
anyways, i think it still comes
down to the team, their experience, their modeling team, their experience,
how many gurus they have and how much you have to learn.. you said you
have only a few years (still don't know what degree you have -- probably
you don't want to tell us) experience, so learning is what is important
right now in RFIC. Do not worry about stability, because on this earth,
right now, there is NO stability -- and who knows what the economy will
do next.
you should be glad you have the chance, while you are
young grow yourself and learn as much as you can, then you can be picky
later.
pick the group where your feeling in your stomach with
the people is best -- forget about the company.
just like dating
a girl...
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pigger
Post subject: Posted: Fri
Jul 16, 2004 12:50 pm
I don't mind to share my degree. I have a
master.
And I definitely can refer you if I am lucky enough to
get into one of them.
Right now, I prefer skyworks since the team
is stronger. But they haven't made their final decision yet.
The only thing I can do now is to wait.
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Guest
Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:07 pm
pigger wrote:
Right now, I prefer skyworks since the team is stronger.
Can you tell us in a little more detail why you prefer Skyworks over
RFMD? It could help others later on.
Good luck to you, whatever
your choice.
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pigger
Post subject: Posted:
Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:59 pm
Just my own feeling.
The team in skyworks
I wanna join is stronger. people there are more knowledgeable and experienced,
with whom I probably can learn more.
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Guest
Post subject: helloPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:23 am
sorry i
was being pushy about a referral.
but i think you made the right
choice, you have to learn something now and then after 5-6 years (usually
that much needed to be a good RFIC designer) then you can pick and choose
where you want to go.
good luck !
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Guest
Post subject: MS/PhDPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:54 pm
i think
without a MS or PhD it is not possible to be in RFIC today.
any
opinions ?
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pigger
Post subject: Posted: Thu
Jul 22, 2004 8:22 pm
BS + 5year experience would be ok
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Guest
Post subject: RFICPosted: Fri Jul 23, 2004
10:53 pm
how about BS with less than 5 years ?
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Myownself
Post subject: Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:09 pm
So Mr. P., are you working for either Skyworks of RF Micro Devices
now?
If so, can you give us an idea of what was(were) the most
important aspect(s) governing your final decision?
This could
be instructive for other forum visitors.
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Guest
Post subject: gone !Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:52
am
guess he got his job, used us and then left !
thanks a
lot !
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pigger
Post subject: Re: gone !Posted:
Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:14 am
Anonymous wrote:
guess he got his job,
used us and then left !
thanks a lot !
This is not
the truth.
I just settled everything down, and give you guys some
feedback here.
Thank everybody who gave me suggestion before.
Finally I chose RFMD since I didn't get the offer from skyworks.
But I am satisfied with it because of the good reputation of RFMD.
Well, I don't know if my experience will be helpful to anybody else,
but I hope everybody can get a job he likes.
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Guest
Post subject: questions...Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:26 pm
is everyone in your group a MSEE, or PhD ?
are they hiring
people with less experience than 10 years ?
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ToughGuy
Post subject: Re: RFMD vs skyworksPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:43
pm
Hi can somebody let me know, how is the RFMD interview for a
Test Engineer. What kind of questions are asked? I would be thankful
if somebody can help me out regarding it.
Thanks.
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Carl Schumacher
Post subject: RFMD or SkyworksPosted:
Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:13 pm
Both of these compaines have a lot going
for them. Someone early said Skyworks was a larger company. This is
false. Also in term of Stability RFMD is much more solid. With the amount
of layoff (some very recently) that Skyworks has done I am surprised
they are hiring. Technology speaky Skyworks is certainly exciting...but
risky.
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guest
Post subject: rfmd layoffPosted:
Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:11 pm
well rfmd just layed off their wlan group
today
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