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Intel Senior Physical Design Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 13 Dec 2024

Intel Senior Physical Design Engineer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Mostly from your previous projects
  • Q2. How to resolved clock getting violation
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. They asked all Technical Questions
  • Q2. THey asked about VLSI physical Design ROles and responsibilities

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2016. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Reduction of 3D Kmap ?
  • Ans. 

    Reduction of 3D Kmap involves simplifying a 3D truth table to minimize the number of logic gates required.

    • 3D Kmap is a graphical representation of a truth table with three variables

    • Reduction involves grouping adjacent cells with the same output value

    • The goal is to minimize the number of groups and variables in each group

    • Simplification can be done using Boolean algebra or Karnaugh maps

    • Example: Reducing a 3D Kmap with in

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Asked about basics of digital and analog
  • Q3. Asked about the questions I did wrong in the screening test
  • Q4. Asked about my interest, project and family
  • Q5. Explanation of job description
  • Ans. 

    A design engineer is responsible for creating and developing innovative designs for products or systems.

    • Designing and prototyping new products

    • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure design feasibility

    • Using CAD software to create detailed drawings and specifications

    • Testing and evaluating prototypes to ensure functionality and performance

    • Making design improvements based on feedback and testing results

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I was unable to solve the problem properly but after that he gave me a normal k map to solve.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Asked about inverter and delay dependency on temperature and other parameters

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I managed to answer most of the answer that i did wrong since i had discussed it with my friends after coming from college.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: provided answers that relates company requirements

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Listened carefully about their job description and work environment

College Name: IIT Madras

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Based on the Ability to analyse a given circuit
  • Q2. Based on Resume and personal details

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: No prep required for HR round, asked few personal questions (about your background, family, interests etc.)

General Tips: Revise all of your core courses, starting from the basics. Junta usually stumble when asked questions from basic fundaes.
I felt a lot of stress before my first interview, which affected my performance badly. Learn to keep cool, and have confidence on your knowledge.
Skill Tips: You should have ability to analyse a given circuit
Skills: Digital electronics basics,
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: A written test with Core - Essay Type Questions.
Tips: Revise previous core VLSI courses (Digital Circuits, Digital IC Design, Analog Circuits, and Solid State Devices).
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: 3 rounds of interviews (15-20 minutes each)Basic digital concepts, ability to analyze a given circuit
Tips: Be thorough with your basic electronics conceptsPerformance in the technical interview counts a lotAnalog devices didn't need any particular course or project, they mainly look for strong basics in digital/analog circuit theory, and ability to analyzeRevise all of your core courses, starting from the basics

Round: Interview
Experience: For the HR round, questions about your background, family, interests etc. are asked

General Tips: Learn to keep cool, even under stress, and have confidence on your knowledge
College Name: IIT Madras

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Written test for a duration of 1.5 hours
Test was based on VLSI design

Round: Interview
Experience: Technical and HR round are held together
Digital VLSI - Verilog skills, state machines, setup and hold time issues were tested

General Tips: Some questions in the test are repeated, so it might help to talk to a few people in advance
Questions are mainly related to VLSI mainly-Digital IC design, analog circuits
Skills: Verilog Skills, State Machines, Setup and Hold Times issues
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The selection procedure is a test followed by tech interview and an HR interview.
The test had two parts:
 Aptitude (common across all profiles)
 A tech. test (separate for each profile)

Round: Interview
Experience: The tech interview was the important one and the HR interview was just about knowing the student and vice-versa. The tech interview was more concentrated on the basics and more importance was given to the approach of solving the problem rather than solving the problem itself.
No CGPA cutoff.

Round: Interview
Experience: Not very important.

General Tips: The work is well structured and executed. There is a lot of opportunity for more technical learning. Interns are also included into the teams and this helps the intern on knowing about the things going around them and gets an overall view of how things work.
As a whole, the work is very good, and exceeds all the expectations of the students.
College Name: IIT Madras

Design Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Texas Instruments user image Sai Vihari Chaturvedula

posted on 28 Aug 2016

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume is not given any due importance in selection for further rounds . But honesty is very important as it counts once you are selected for HR round .
Tips: Try to be one hundred percent honest . And put your projects and course work in the beginning. They don't care your POR s and extra curricular activities.

Round: Test
Experience: Hardware - Questions are mainly from ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (RLC ckts) , Analog ckts. Amplifiers , Opamps , digital system design . Aptitude section is very easy . Hardware section is tough .I felt Signal processing was easier , indeed I got selected for that profile .
Tips: Prepare thoroughly these courses :- EMC , DIGITAL SYSTEMS, NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS,ANALOG & DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING , ANALOG CKTS COURSES .THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH .
Duration: 90 - Signal Processing minutes
Total Questions: 120 - Hardware and aptitude

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: No
Tips: No

Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Code for constraints
Code for driver

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Draw micro arch for given problem
  • Ans. 

    Design a micro arch for a given problem

    • Identify the specific problem that the micro arch needs to solve

    • Consider the size and scale of the micro arch in relation to the problem

    • Design the structure of the micro arch to efficiently address the problem

    • Ensure that the materials used are suitable for the intended purpose

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write verilog for the micro arch
  • Ans. 

    Verilog code for micro architecture design

    • Define modules for different components of the micro architecture

    • Implement data paths and control logic using Verilog

    • Use registers, multiplexers, and other logic gates to design the micro architecture

    • Test the functionality of the micro architecture using simulation tools

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General problem solving approach

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Qualcomm Design Engineer interview:
  • Digital Design
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for basics of logic design and design constructs like pipeline and hazards, CDC, error detection etc

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Intel Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Intel Senior Physical Design Engineer interview?
Intel interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Intel interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for Intel Senior Physical Design Engineer interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Intel. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Intel expect are Physical Design, SOC, Debugging, Floor Planning and Perl.
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