My Interview Experience at Texas Instruments (TI)

I recently had the opportunity to interview with Texas Instruments (TI) for a hardware/embedded systems role, and it was an insightful and technically enriching experience.

Application & Shortlisting

I had applied through the company’s official careers portal. My profile was shortlisted based on my background in Electronics and Communication Engineering, relevant project experience in signal processing (FMCW radar using SOMP algorithm), and my hands-on work with embedded systems.

Interview Process

Round 1: Online Technical Test

The first round consisted of a technical test focused on:

• Digital Electronics: Flip-flops, FSM design, multiplexers, timing analysis.
• Analog Circuits: Op-amps, biasing, small-signal models.
• Embedded C & Microcontrollers: Pointers, memory management, interrupts.
• Aptitude & Logical Reasoning: Basic problem-solving and quantitative ability.

A solid understanding of GATE-level concepts helped me clear this round.

Round 2: Technical Interview – Hardware Focus

The first technical interview was highly conceptual. Topics included:

• CMOS basics: VTC characteristics, noise margins, transistor sizing, setup and hold times.
• Timing diagrams and Verilog FSMs (I explained my own FSM implementation).
• Questions from digital design for ASICs, setup/hold violations, and metastability.
• Discussion on my M.Tech project — implementing SOMP for FMCW radar signal reconstruction. The interviewer was impressed by how I optimized the reconstruction under subsampling conditions.
• They also appreciated the way I connected theoretical radar signal processing with hardware feasibility.

Round 3: Technical Interview – Embedded/Software Focus

This round tested my programming and embedded understanding:

• C and Embedded C concepts: Bit manipulation, pointers, and memory access.
• Implementation questions like:
  • How to write an ISR for an interrupt-based system.
  • Code to reverse bits in an 8-bit register.
• Explaining the working of SPI and I2C.

I also discussed my experience with Python, Power BI, and Snowflake during my previous work at Blumetra Solutions, showing cross-domain adaptability.

Round 4: HR Discussion

The HR round was straightforward, focusing on:

• My motivation to join TI and interest in semiconductor innovation.
• How I handle project deadlines and work in collaborative environments.
• Expected CTC and location preferences.

The HR appreciated my clarity of thought and technical depth.

Key Takeaways

• Strong fundamentals in electronics and embedded systems are essential.
• They value clarity in project explanation more than complex jargon.
• Questions often link circuit-level understanding with system-level design.
• Having good communication and confidence throughout the interview made a big difference.

Started with combinational and sequential circuits.

D flip flop.

Thesis related questions.

RC low pass filter.

Metastability.

Difference between SystemVerilog and UVM.