Industry Experience, But Office Politics
Industry Experience, But Office Politics
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In 1990, Qualcomm began the design of the first CDMA-based cellular base station, based upon calculations derived from the CDMA-based OmniTRACS satellite system. This work began as a study contract from AirTouch, which was facing a shortage of cellular capacity in Los Angeles.
Two years later, Qualcomm began to manufacture CDMA cell phones, base stations, and chips. The initial base stations were not reliable, and the technology was licensed wholly to Nortel in return for their work in improving the base station switching.
The first CDMA technology was standardized as IS-95. Qualcomm has since helped to establish the CDMA-2000, WCDMA, and LTE cellular standards.
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Senior Hardware Engineer
The interview process typically consists of 2-3 phone interviews followed by an on-site interview. These interviews are mostly technical. The on-site interview was a full-day event. The interview questions covered topics such as: * Low-power IC des
Senior Hardware Engineer
Applied online through a web job post. It took several weeks before I received a response from HR. I got a call from the hiring manager to set up a phone interview. The interview went well, and I was asked to come to San Diego for an onsite interv
Senior Hardware Engineer
Face to face with multiple rounds, mostly technical, digital questions.
Senior Hardware Engineer
San Diego, California, United StatesAugust 1, 2013The interview process typically consists of 2-3 phone interviews followed by an on-site interview. These interviews are mostly technical. The on-site interview was a full-day event. The interview questions covered topics such as: * Low-power IC des
Senior Hardware Engineer
San Diego, California, United StatesAugust 30, 2013Applied online through a web job post. It took several weeks before I received a response from HR. I got a call from the hiring manager to set up a phone interview. The interview went well, and I was asked to come to San Diego for an onsite interv
Senior Hardware Engineer
IndiaApril 1, 2013Face to face with multiple rounds, mostly technical, digital questions.
