The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Altera in Mar 2010
Interview
Very efficiente staff, in a few days everyhing was ready for the interview.
The questions go from the easy to the difficult ones.
You will notice different levels of agressivenes depending on the interviewer.
-Indian interviewer was very very agressive... high voice volume. Wanted ultra precise answers.-
-Asian interviewers were much more relaxed and talkative, nice guy.
-Iranian interviewer was straight to the point but very polite, approximate answer was fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
PLL block, transfer function, stability.
Phase or frequency detector?? Indian guy picky about these two.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
I applied through an employee referral. The manager called me to schedule an onsite interview. I was interviewed by four people one by one. They asked about the projects included in your resume and some related technical questions. It lasted about three hours.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
Several phone interviews, followed by an on-site interview. On-site was mainly 1-on-1s and lasted about 6 hrs. Phone interview were less technical but the on-site was exclusively technical. Interviewers came with pre-prepared questions based on job's needs
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Altera
Interview
The first round of interview had two sessions: hardware and software. Generally, there are 3-4 rounds of interviews before the final offer is made. Hardware questions dealt with basic digital design concepts (timing, design of counters). Software questions dealt with algorithms.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design of a Gray counter, Setup and Hold time violation conditions in a circuit given.
