Manager - Phone Interview

Asked about my work experience, etc.

Later - Onsite

There were 7 one-on-one rounds:

1. Manager - about the position.
2. Asked in detail about my work experience.
3. Technical - Layout, Comp. Arc.
4. Technical - Digital.
5. Some Device Physics, Statistics.

LUNCH

1. Behavioral.
2. Rapid Fire Round - Tech.

Verilog code for DLatch, DFF? Blocking vs. Non-Blocking? Gave a layout (color). Asked what gate it is? Given a positive edge-triggered FF diagram. Asked to explain what it is and how it operates. Design a Full Adder with minimum gates.

Do you have any experience with ATPG testing? Device Physics questions? Do you know anything about reliability? Explain the Bathtub Curve in detail: various regions, why, and how to reduce it. What is electromigration? Why? How to reduce it? What is failure rate?

Do you have experience on ATPG testers? Some statistics questions like standard deviation, mean, median, mode, etc. Did you work with any statistical tools before?

Rapid fire round: Do you know how to use Linux? Where did you use it, etc.? How to search for a single word in a file of 1000 words? Text file related questions? Do you know any programming languages? How to write to search a word? Walk through the sequence of steps on how you do it. What is the difference between Verilog and C programming? How do you handle it? How do you run another operating system on the same PC? (VirtualBox) Do you use a laptop or desktop? Why the processor? Do you know what x86 and x64 are and their differences? Do you use a graphical user interface (GUI) when you update software on your Mac? Or use the command prompt? Asked so many different questions related to computers and took notes of my answers on his laptop.

Explain a problem in your job and explain how you handled it. How do you handle work stress? Where can you see yourself in 5 years? How do you communicate with an employer who doesn't work in the same office? How do you adjust your time while working? Planning?