Process
Asked about projects on my resume.
Then, technical questions:
- Mismatching in layout: Prov is one contributor. (Glitch?)
- How to decrease power: dynamic and static (sub-threshold). Why can CMOS be used?
- Logic design: Change DFF in a counter into TFF. Then there are only three states: 00 -> 01 -> 11.
- How to minimize noise using CMOS.
- Setup time and hold time: What does skew influence setup time and hold time?
- What factors influence system frequency? I answered setup time.
- Asked about my project, size of the whole layout of SRAM, and the final project in 477.
- How to decrease delay? I answered using larger size.
Update: Increase I, such as size, Vdd, logical effort; decrease load; pipeline; parallel.
Questions
Just knowledge I learned in class.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Broadcom Hardware Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
38%
Pass Rate
Broadcom's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive63%
Neutral38%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Broadcom's Hardware Engineer interview process in United States.
Broadcom Work Experiences
5.0
Great Pay, Slow Promotion
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Irvine, California, United States
September 17, 2017
Pros: Good compensation overall, and good stock options.
Cons: Less development space for career; promotion is very hard.
1.0
Get ready to be used and thrown, give your life away for peanuts
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 25, 2020
Pros: Technology exposure, perhaps. Infrastructure pre-COVID. Forced work from the site with masks and gloves, even when there was no need to.
Cons: No growth; boss may steal your work and claim it as his own.
1.0
Uncertain future and a lack of vision
Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
Seoul, South Korea
November 2, 2024
Pros: Depending on position and level, a competitive compensation package is offered.
Cons: Uncertainty in business performance.
Lack of competitiveness in corporate culture.
Absence of effective leadership and avoidance of accountability.
Verbal abuse and use of offensive language.
Lack of capable and skilled talent.
Absence of organizational vision.
Managerial negligence.
- 5.0Great Pay, Slow PromotionHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesSeptember 17, 2017Pros: Good compensation overall, and good stock options.Cons: Less development space for career; promotion is very hard.
- 1.0Get ready to be used and thrown, give your life away for peanutsHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2020Pros: Technology exposure, perhaps. Infrastructure pre-COVID. Forced work from the site with masks and gloves, even when there was no need to.Cons: No growth; boss may steal your work and claim it as his own.
- 1.0Uncertain future and a lack of visionHardware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeoul, South KoreaNovember 2, 2024Pros: Depending on position and level, a competitive compensation package is offered.Cons: Uncertainty in business performance. Lack of competitiveness in corporate culture. Absence of effective leadership and avoidance of accountability. Verbal abuse and use of offensive language. Lack of capable and skilled talent. Absence of organizational vision. Managerial negligence.
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