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Accepted Offer – Reviewed Nov 25, 2012
Interview Details – I was selected on a campus recruitment, where they took a test based on an undergrad course of basic knowledge and then tool 2 phases of interview
Interview Question – They asked about some leakage current in PMOS, what may be the possible causes and how to prevent Answer Question
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in San Diego, CA Oct 2008 – Reviewed Sep 1, 2012
Interview Details – Thourough and exhaustive. Folks were very knowledgeable in all aspects of the job requirement fields and one has to be thorough and well prepared to address deep and detailed questions and and answer questions in what-if scenarios. Many process based questions as well to ensure one will fit well within the organization.
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in San Diego, CA Jan 2012 – Reviewed Apr 10, 2012
Interview Details –
During the phone interview, I talked for 1 hour with the group leader. He mainly asked me questions about concepts of operating systems and C programming, e.g., what is static variable in C, what is auto variable, what is race condition and what is the difference between process and thread, and the like.
I was informed to take the on-site in roughly two days after that.
During the on-site interview process, I was interviewed by four people. Questions include operations on linked list, embedded system, how a process is functioning, how to test a segment of memory using C and some questions related to my resume, mainly about my past education and working experience.
The office and work culture look pretty nice. Suggestions to other candidates would be to familiar with operating system concepts and details of using C, especially when you ask for a firmware design or test engineer which is more related to hardware level.
Interview Questions
- Using C programming language, how would you test the memory bitcells of a certain segment given to you? View Answer
- How to insert and delete an element in a linked list? Answer Question
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in Aug 2011 – Reviewed Jan 27, 2012
Interview Details – The phone interview took an hour on a Saturday and we have subsequently set up in-house interview the following week. There were 5 rounds of interviews, each with 1 to 2 interviewers. Most questions were focus on the technical know-hows and experience in solving design questions. The work culture appears to be very chaotic and unorganized. However, there seems to be room for the company to grow.
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- How do you diagnose a set-up violation on silicon using scan? Answer Question
- What are the pros and cons of the following logic test methodologies: at-speed scan with LOC and LOS, path-delay testing, n-detect testing, iddq testing, topology based testing and LBIST. Answer Question
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No Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2011 – Reviewed Oct 4, 2011
Interview Details – Got a phone call inviting me for an interview. Office looked great, nice people. A 1:1 interview in which I was asked basic logic design questions and personal questions. Was asked about projects I have done, courses taken and general interest.
Interview Questions
- Plan a logical design which gets a single read/write bit every clock cycle, and a number. The design should store the histogram of the written input, and display it on a read command. View Answer
- What problem might occur? View Answer
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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA May 2010 – Reviewed Sep 27, 2011
Interview Details – frankly speaking; I did not have any technical interview because the hiring manager know well about my background in the industry. we just had a quick talk and was shown around in the office. two days later I got the offer and I singed it after two days.
Interview Question – how if this office closed and you need to move, is that OK? View Answer
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No Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2011 – Reviewed Jun 21, 2011
Interview Details – first phone interview, two weeks later onsite interview
Interview Question – Name and describe the 3 modes of operation of a transistor View Answer
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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2009 – Reviewed May 16, 2011
Interview Details – Just a typical interview one would have with any other companies. Five or six interviewers. All about technical questions. Most of the questions are about basics. Nothing fancy or tricky. Questions cover a wide range of topics, from transistor model, circuit, to system level as well as a little bit on the DSP side.
Interview Question – Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years Answer Question
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No Offer – Interviewed in Santa Clara, CA Feb 2011 – Reviewed Apr 2, 2011
Interview Details –
talked about my projects
asked about some elementary digital design knowledge, such as setup time and hold time, how to eliminate hold time
Interview Question – setup time hold time Answer Question
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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2009 – Reviewed Feb 27, 2011
Interview Details –
Phone screen than in person interview with 5 people.
People were professional and courteous.
Negotiation Details – The initial offer was take it or leave it which it was not.
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