I received the interview call via a senior referral.

Nothing was particularly difficult.

It was a one-hour-long interview, and I had the opportunity to ask questions about the position.

Basic knowledge of physical VLSI design, computer architecture, scripting, C++, Verilog, and familiarity with backend tools would be sufficient to secure any Intel intern position.

Basic questions on logic design, Perl scripting, and Unix commands.

Questions covered:

• Basic Unix commands like grep, find, etc.
• Logic design topics such as latch design using pass transistors, transistor sizing, components of power consumption, and how to reduce power.
• Static timing analysis questions, including fixing setup and hold time violations.
• Perl scripting, for example, finding duplicate words in a file.

Good luck!