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.