I'm an EE (with both electrical and electronics/communications experience). I'm wrapping up a P/T PhD in software engineering. From my perspective the big new

I'm an EE (with both electrical and electronics/communications experience). I'm wrapping up a P/T PhD in software engineering. From my perspective the big new opportunities are more in the IoE / IoT / WoT area. Hardware is becoming a lucrative new frontier for startups. With your background you might want to explore that area where you existing semiconductor engineering skills would be very well regarded. Web development is a rather competitive space. Wouldn't be my idea of a good starting point. IMHO looking at Google / FB, et al with your level of experience would be a huge step backwards. Researching the up and coming opportunities that capitalize on your existing and desired skills should identify better options for the future. Shoot me an email (in my profile) if you'd like to explore / debate this issue deeper. BEST OF LUCK!