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Thanks for your reply. For CMU and UCLA, I didn't manage to get in touch with a professor in comp arch area, so I went for CAD and IC Design respectively. Any ideas about career development in CAD/IC Design compared with comp arch? I see Cornell has some pretty good research in their Computer Systems Laboratory (www.csl.cornell.edu). Maybe its remote location is the reason that it is not well-known in industry?

Hello guys, I recently received several offers for my Fall 2012 PhD application, and I need to decide which to accept. Personally, I am more interested in computer architecture, but VLSI and CAD are also OK for me. I plan to go to the industry after getting a PhD. I'd like to hear some advice of which to choose. 1. CMU ECE Research Area: CAD of Integrated Circuits - good reputation in EE/CS - strong in CAD research - CAD industry is very small, maybe not many opportunities - location not so good 2. Cornell ECE Research Area: Computer Architecture - ivy league school - strong in computer architecture research - location not so good 3. UCLA EE Research Area: Digital Integrated Circuits/VLSI for communications - strong in IC research - good location 4. UT Austin ECE Research Area: Computer Architecture - strong in computer architecture research - good location - overall school reputation not as good as the other three Anyone gives me some advice on which to choose, in terms of future career prospective, school reputation and connection with industry? Thanks in advance.