For analog design, the main job is Operationl Amplifier design, Voltage Regulators (Bandgap), Power Amplifier, etc.

Here mixed signal IC main referes to the design of ADC (anglog to digital converter) and PLL design, etc.

If you do not know exactly what kind of job title you are looking for, my suggestion is that you visit a web such as www.monster.com, to find out. For example, you think your VHDL is very good, and perhaps you can find a job in this field, then in the web, your can put "VHDL" as the key word, find out the related job title, and most importantly, find out the related skill you should have if you really want a "VHDL" related job.

Within analog field, for example, you think you are good at ADC, then find the job title...I believe most of the time you will find it is "analog" or "mixed signal". What important is that from this step you can find the required "skills", for example, most time, it is said you must know how to use "Cadence simulation tool, spectre" or "Hspice". From this you should know what you should learn, which courses you should take, etc.

How to find a good job in analog/mixed signal IC design engineering?

Do you know the meaning of the following concepts:

• Operational amplifier , Phase-locked loops, A/D, D/A converters, Filters?
• Thermal noise, Flicker noise, Shot noise, Switching noise, Substrate coup[ling, Charge injection, Clock feedthrough, time jitter (phase noise)?
• Common-centroid, Interdidital, Matching, Guardring, Shield?
• Autozero, Chopper-stabalized
• PSRR, SNR, SNDR, INL, DNL?

Well, I do not know all of them. It does not matter!!!

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spend some time, you can get a good job!!
The following are several web site for job hounting:

• www.monster.com ? Excellent job search engine, and good personal profiles.
• www.brassring.com? Good search engine, and most importantly, list where and when job fairs
• www.jobpath.com Worth to try

Need more help or looking for more interview tips?
Here is some general interview tips.(I found this from a web).
Enjoy it and Good luck !

Interview: what do the interviewers look for?

Now I have been working for a while, and begin to interview people who are applying for the jobs in my group. I think it is helpful to share some ideas on how interviewers asking questions, what the interviewers looking for when they ask the questions.

I group the interviewers into four:

• Human Resource staff
• Hire manager
• The boss of the hire manager
• The would-be colleagues

The HR will ask you things like: are you be able to relocate? Then perhaps explain the company's benefits etc. Should be easy for you. Just keep cool, keep being honest.

Hire manager: he/she will be your boss if you get the offer. He may ask you technique questions or not. But you should show you strong interest in the position you applying for to him. Be positive.

Would be colleagues: they sure will ask you technique questions and behavior questions.

The boss of the hire manager: you may or may not see him. He normally does not ask you any technique questions. Normally he introduce the plan of the group, the company etc. So keep you interest in it should be OK.

Technique is important. If you technique is very weak, then you are out of game for sure. But strong technique does not necessarily mean you will get the offer. The reason is that good technique does not necessarily mean a good employee. Here come the behavior interview: team work, decosion making and problem solving, commitment to task, planning/prioritizing/goal setting, tolerance of ambiguity, leadship, nogotiation skill, quality, energizing others, so on and so forth.

• There are always some cases you do not know the answer. Remember at this time, just say "I do not know". It is much better than saying something wrong or you do not know what you are talking about. They expect you to say "I do not know".
• Sometime the interviews will ask you some questions that they know you do not know the answer. What they want to find is the way you handle problems: are you easy to give up? Normally the interview will give you a hint then let you do the rest. At this point, keep calm, if you do not understand the questions, ask. You should ask questions (actually you are supposed to, "actively seek help" is important to success), but not too many (independently solve the problem). Use your common sense.
• I was once asked and also asked other interviewer is: If there is one issue you and your manager do not agree with each other, and you think your manager is absouletly wrong, what are you going to do? I believe the correct answer is first try to pursuade your manager. If you have done everything you can think of, then follow your manager. You can disagree, but you need commitment too.
• Another question is that: if you have a colleague who always complain everything not matter wrong or right, what are you going to do?

• Bison's Job Hunting Experience (in Chinese)

You think you are a good candidate and can not land a job? You can send me your resume and let me see if I can refer you to the company I am working for.