Objectives One of Exsedia's objectives is to ensure that the journey towards building excellence in design capability doesn't just start on the first day on the job but at the cradle of learning. ExSeed is an early-start program that focuses on project-based collaboration between universities and the company, offering the former the hands-on experience of industry while the latter benefits from the singularity of focus often found in academic undertakings. Through partnership, Exsedia aims at enhancing electronic engineering education by means of experiential and course-based learning as well as innovative, leading-edge collaborative projects. Helping Universities Create Innovators One of the biggest challenges for institutions of higher education is to equip students with the critical tools and skills that would help their graduates succeed in a competitive and often shifting job market. With the goal of helping universities remain relevant in an ever changing industry landscape, ExSeed provides educational institutions with the tools and technology needed to develop well-trained electronic engineers and meet the difficult challenges of IC design. Prior to entering the workforce, engineering students receive hands-on experience-in the classroom and in graduate-level research programs with Exsedia's EDA tools. The program aims to reach hundreds of students and professors around the world. Today's Challenges Today's world economy demands sophisticated electronic systems-from cell phones for communications to auto-pilots for safe transportation of people and goods to the Internet for information. These electronic systems driving thousands of different applied technologies are evolving very rapidly. The competitive global demand for engineers is a major issue. Unfortunately, there is simply not enough electronic engineers available to get the work done. Electronic systems are made up of two major parts-the hardware (integrated circuits or ICs) and the software driving the ICs. Traditionally, the hardware is designed by electronic engineers and the software by software programmers. Their skills are not naturally interchangeable, meaning that most electronic engineers cannot design quality software nor can software programmers design complex ICs. This is a big problem for electronic design companies as it means that they have to hire two parallel sets of skills and purchase two sets of design tools. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that the number of software programmers is about thirty times that of electronic engineers. Thus, the supply of electronic designs cannot be readily met. Producing the requisite number of market-ready, skilled engineers is the challenge of educational institutions today. And helping to make that happen is Exsedia's mission.   ExSeed Program Features: The Exseed partnership can be tailored to fit the needs of the universities. It can be in the form of an idea brought to fruition through grants, or it can be as straightforward as how to enhance the value of high-level design curriculum. Whichever option you choose, Exseed can provide the content and tools to provide value to your existing EE curriculum. Apply Now!