ASIC Design Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
I secured my first interview after applying online, but I did not receive the outcome from it.
About a month later, I applied for other positions online and received an interview request on the second day. However, it was not for the positions I had just applied for.
During the second interview, I was told it was the second interview following my first one. At the end of this interview, I was informed there would be a third interview. But, two days later, I received a rejection letter from HR.
Questions
Is there any benefit to using a cache if there is a read miss for every access?
Calculate the addressing of a 4-way set associative cache for a given size.
Describe the equations for setup time and hold time on a registered path with clock skew.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Nvidia ASIC Design Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
Nvidia's interview process for their ASIC Design Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nvidia's ASIC Design Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Place to WorkASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesMay 29, 2025Pros: A great place to grow and work on the latest technologies. I learned a lot while working. Even the higher-level management is open to listening to your suggestions.Cons: With great work comes a small sacrifice in the work-life balance.
- 3.0Cool stuff is happening, and mostly everyone knows itASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesDecember 14, 2011Pros: There is a lot of cool stuff happening as this company reinvents itself from just pushing pixels to pushing data around everywhere. NVIDIA is very open internally, so it's very easy to see the level of excitement flowing around. It's nice to generally know about what's happening around you, too.Cons: NVIDIA is organized to pinch pennies, be it in the compute infrastructure or in employee compensation. Everybody works very hard, but compensation is subpar for the industry. Benefits (401k matching?) similarly lack.
- 5.0My First EmployerASIC Design Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesApril 5, 2024Pros: Great openness and intellectual honesty.Cons: I have no cons to share.
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