NCSU and DUKE EE have their own strenth, NCSU EE has strong
semiconductor at least 5 years ago. Now their semiconductor and
IC design is ok, The Power IC design group is strong. The RF& Microwave has
a couple of strong facuties. The embedded system et al have several good
professors. The PHD graduate can find
decent job when economy is ok, not in the recession though.
Duke EE has strenth in biomedical devices because DUKE medical
school is very good. Their semiconductor is improving since they h