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Updated Feb 25, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2012 in San Diego, CA (took 3 days)

Phone interview was pretty easy. Person did not ask any technical question. I was called for 1:1 engineer with manager, program director and four other engineers. First questions was what do I do. I explained all the technical aspects of my job. Then 1:1 interview with other senior and junior engineers. many questions were from analog design. My only and most important advice is read EVERYTHING from job description. Read every single topic and practice some basic mathematical problems related to job description. Pay close attention to the topics that the person recommends you to read before the 1:1 interview(over the phone). Write it down or record the phone conversation during phone interview. They ask you questions from what they advice you to read. overall very good experience.

Interview Questions

Calculate voltage at different nodes of am op amp?

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What is Buck and boost regulator? how does it work?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Nov 2011 in San Diego, CA (took 2 weeks)

I had applied on line for the post in October and got a call by the end of October. But it was strange because they never informed me of the phone interview in advance . He asked me what i was doing now and i explained what i'm working on and when i will be graduating. He then asked me about all the project that i had done.Then concentrated on the vlsi project that i had done .Even though i haven't taken any verification courses , i had worked on test benches for my project ,so explained that. He was satisfied with my explanation and told me i can come for an on site interview.

In the on site interview , i had 3 technical rounds each of 30 min, concentrating mainly on the different projects that i have done , plus few basic qs from digital and analog design .But the questions were very direct and simple and mostly related to verification. I got the results of the interview after a week.

Interview Questions

Explain any verification projects that you have done , or projects you can apply the verification process and how?

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2011 in San Diego, CA (took a day)

Design an alarm clock and give the block diagrams.
Identify the circuit a given FSM corresponds to.
Describe the major instructions that should be included in a new microcontroller
C++ questions - abstract classes, array based questions
Puzzles - math, geometry (minor ones, were asked in the end)

Interview Questions

Identify the circuit that the given FSM corresponds to, timing based questions, optimize the circuit. FSM was that of a simple counter

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Offer was great, needed no negotiation.

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Aug 2010 (took 2 weeks)

I had a phone interview where I was asked detailed questions on System Verilog. The interviewer did not waste any time on HR questions or going over my resume. I was then called for an on-site. It consisted of six 1:1 interviews. First - full resume, second - System Verilog coding, third - project description on system verilog, fourth - how to verify the functions of a vending machine, fifth - digital logic questions, sixth - verilog and fsm questions. Did not get the job.

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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2010 in Santa Clara, CA (took 3 weeks)

Phone screen with HR. 1:1 interview first round. full day interview second round. Phone interview with HR again for compensation. Workplace environment seems chaotic and unorganized. Interviewers are generally not interested in the process and are ill prepared to pose their questions. People seem overworked and disoriented.