I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Altera (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Apr 2015
Interview
phone interview followed by panel interview. HR screen the resume and check the background via phone. The directors and managers check the technique skills and also some personality quiz.phone interview followed by panel interview. HR screen the resume and check the background via phone. The directors and managers check the technique skills and also some personality quiz.
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almost every projects on resume and some pressure questions
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA) in Dec 2016
Interview
First phone screen-30min Onsite - 5 rounds Interview was moderate to difficult. The interviewers were friendly and the interview was not easy. The concepts should be very clear to answer all the questions.
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Asked about designing 4:1 mux using 2:1 mux and write verilog code,c program for swapping 2 variables without using a temp register, how the bidirectional pin would behave , frequency divider circuit,mestability,blocking and non blocking statements ,difference between dram and sram,diff between == and === in verilog,why gate level program is not written,finite state machine for a wending machine and writing the verilog code for it,questions related to sram project,clock domains in which the fifo would be working. Asked a whole lot of questions related to phase locked loops,ring oscillators and MIPS Project.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA)
Interview
NIce. They were very friendly. It started with a phone screening with HR, then phone interview with manager, finally an interview in person that lasted most of the day.
It took three steps, and about a month in total.
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Digital Logic questions, how to multiply/divide in binary, count to 10 in binary
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Altera (San Jose, CA) in May 2015
Interview
The HR Recruiting made a 30 minute phone call to assess my goals and my technical background. Later we had a 1:1 Interview which it was a mix of simple technical questions and behavioral questions including ambitions in life and in the professional career.
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Mostly behavioral questions including passions, life goals, and long-term plans
