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Computer engineering (also sometimes given the
title 'Electronic and Computer Engineering') is
a discipline that combines elements of both electrical
engineering and computer science
[1]. Computer engineers
are electrical engineers that have additional
training in the areas of software design and hardware-software
integration. In turn, they focus less on power
electronics and physics. Computer engineers are
involved on all aspects of computing, from the
design of individual microprocessors, personal
computers, and supercomputers, to circuit design,
as well as the integration of computer systems
into other kinds of systems (a motor vehicle,
for example, has a number of subsystems that are
computer and digitally oriented)
[2]. Common computer
engineering tasks include writing embedded software
for real-time microcontrollers, designing VLSI
chips, working with analog sensors, designing
mixed signal circuit boards, and designing operating
systems. Computer engineers are also well-suited
for research in the field of robotics, which relies
on using computers together with other electrical
systems.
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