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Product Marketing Manager at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Nov 3, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in San Jose, CA (took a day)
Interview involved mostly a run-through my resume and surprisingly many technical questions related to EE fundamentals such as VLSI concepts. I talked to 4 different people including directors and VPs. It was about a week ago so I should be getting a response soon, hopefully!
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Design Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
Mostly based on MOSFET they asked in the written test. There are 3 rounds of technical interviews and 1 HR round .
For 1st, 2nd and HR rounds one member panel, and for 3rd round there are 3 members in the panel.
I told that I am more comfortable in Digital Electronics. So they asked logical questions from Digital Electronics only.
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Systems Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Sep 26, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
Phone screen to gauge worthiness of on site interview.
On site interview typically consists of five 1-on-1 interviews and one 3 vs 1 meeting called the Wolf Pack.
Candidates are screened for technically ability and philosophical fit with the company. You'll be asked questions revolving around Cypress' core values with situational questions, and technical questions testing your ability to do the job. You'll interview with potential coworkers and managers from teams you will interact with on the job.
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First offer is always low-ball (and sometimes insulting). I'm sure Cypress turns off a lot of good candidates due to the initial low-ball offer.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Systems Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Jun 28, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took a day)
I was first contacted by telephone, and spoke with a manager and then with an engineer.
I came in for an in-person interview and was provided a schedule. I was then ushered into a small, windowless room. Several interviewers spoke with me by speakerphone.
I was asked several times to describe a time that I argued my position successfully, and how I handled conflicts. The "wolf pack" asked me to perform complicated trigonometry calculations on a whiteboard, and later asked me to write some C++ code on a whiteboard. I sensed that oral debate is an important part of the culture there, even at the engineering level.
At the end of the day, I asked if I could see the engineering lab, as I had not been shown anything other than the small, windowless room.
The people (other than the manager) seemed very professional, although the prevalence of company-logo shirts was a bit off-putting. Overall, it seemed like a rather impersonal work environment.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Product Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted May 31, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 in San Jose, CA (took 2 days)
The phone interview is pretty easy.
Cypress interview has two main components which are important:
1. Interviews on tech skills: They have 3-4 interviews on tech skills. They ask lot of real world problems on their products. They are mostly looking for logical approach rather than the best solution. The wolfpack interview has 3 people who ask questions in a rapidfire manner for 1 hour. This is a test for stress and its okay to ask for thinking time and to formulate answers carefully. This demonstrates good grasp of technology as well as ability to work under pressure.
2. Interview with questions on estimation:
Questions such as how many gas stations are there in SF or how many McDonalds exist in US. The key here is to explain the thinking process and to ask clarifying questions to the interviewer and working with them to get to a well-thought out solution
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They do not negotiate much.
While considering an offer, take more time to decide on it and ask for more time to decide on it. This makes negotiation easier
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Yield Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted May 25, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Bloomington, MN (took a day)
Interview consisted of 3 rounds, 1 hour each
1st round was 1:1 with the hiring group manager with behavioral questions with some technical questions.
I believe the technical questions were easy enough for a person with the right background (I had quite different background). Typical question were on DOE, SPC, semiconductors.
2nd round was 1:1 with another manager of Fault detection group. He asked more detailed technical questions on semiconductor manufacturing process and process control techniques.
3rd round was with a panel of 3:1, all technical people. Asked about my research and some other questions similar to previous rounds to test fundamentals of quality control etc.
Overall impression: Positive, Nice friendly people. Open work culture and interviewers seemed satisfied with their positions.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Product Marketing Engineer I at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Apr 18, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in San Jose, CA (took 3 months)
The only negative was the company took over two months to get back to candidates from the conclusion of the final interview while telling candidates they would be contacted within two weeks. The engineers were great, but HR was a little slow in responses. For this position my interview process consisted of an interview on campus, a phone interview, and a day of interviews in San Jose, CA. Overall it was a great experience
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Engineering Management at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Mar 8, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 (took a day)
Initial phone interview with some headhunter hired by Cypress. She was very inexperienced in doing such things and asked a number of questions NOT allowed by common HR practices. Seemed most interested in establishing salary expectations long before anything else. Given this, I am not going to actively pursue Cypress.
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Electrical Design Engineer at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Feb 24, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
Cypress Semiconductor , Bangalore had come on 6th Feb to my college for campus placements. Initially they conducted a test and shortlisted people for interviews based on the test. I had 3 rounds of interviews. 2 of them were of 1:1 and the other was 3:1 The interviewers were basically checking my fundamentals and basics.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Internship at Cypress Semiconductor
Posted Jan 30, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Lynnwood, WA (took a day)
I interviewed for an internship position at Cypress Semiconductor in Lynnwood, WA. The internship involved testing PSoC chips for their CapSense (capacitive touch sensing) technology. I was initially asked about how I believed their CapSense technology worked, and how I would implement my own idea to do so. I was asked how I would measure the capacitance of a human finger and how I would go about measuring it. I was also asked what I thought the capacitance value was on average. I wish I would have studied Analog to Digital converters a little more, as this was also a vital part of the interview.
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