Originally Posted by
gugie
After 33 years in the semiconductor industry, I've finally hit the finish line. I've been joking with [MENTION=170517]rccardr[/MENTION] that he's my hero and I hate him - he's been retired since I've known him, and shows up to cycling events all over the country - damn I've been jealous! Doc, I don't hate you anymore
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More time with my wife, more time in the Atelier, and more time to ride.
I did 4 years in data science, then about 35 in DSP in the semiconductor industry (TRW LSI Products, Raytheon Semiconductors, Fairchild, Logic Devices Inc., Pulse~Link, etc.). I am enjoying my encore career teaching upper division and graduate level courses in electrical engineering and computer science. I make about half as much money as I could in industry, but I don't miss the unrelenting pressure I experienced in a couple of startups I worked for. I don't blame you for hanging it up. My (Hewlett-Packard lifer, 1985 IEEE president) uncle's advice, which he himself followed, was to retire when work was no longer fun.
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