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Updated 28 Feb 2024

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Physical Design Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 28 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Work and time problems

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Age problems on aptitude

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. How will couses hold violations
  • Ans. 

    Course hold violations can be managed by adjusting timing constraints and optimizing the physical design layout.

    • Adjust timing constraints to reduce hold violations

    • Optimize physical design layout to improve timing

    • Use advanced EDA tools to identify and fix hold violations

    • Consider buffer insertion or resizing to address hold violations

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is important stage in pd
  • Ans. 

    Clock tree synthesis is an important stage in physical design.

    • Clock tree synthesis ensures proper distribution of clock signals throughout the design.

    • It helps in reducing clock skew and improving timing closure.

    • Proper clock tree synthesis is crucial for achieving high performance and low power consumption.

    • Examples include tools like Synopsys ICC, Cadence Innovus, and Mentor Graphics Calibre.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Sta is important for pd
  • Ans. 

    Static Timing Analysis (STA) is important for Physical Design (PD) to ensure that the design meets timing requirements.

    • STA helps in analyzing and verifying the timing of the design to meet performance goals.

    • It helps in identifying critical paths and optimizing them to improve overall performance.

    • STA is crucial for ensuring that the design operates within specified timing constraints.

    • It helps in detecting setup and hold...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How to reduce setup time in placement stage
  • Ans. 

    To reduce setup time in placement stage, optimize floorplan, use advanced algorithms, minimize wirelength, and consider timing constraints.

    • Optimize floorplan to reduce wirelength and improve timing

    • Use advanced algorithms for faster and more efficient placement

    • Minimize wirelength to reduce delays and improve performance

    • Consider timing constraints to ensure setup time requirements are met

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

What are the aptitude?

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is vlsi ?
  • Ans. 

    VLSI stands for Very Large Scale Integration, it involves designing and fabricating integrated circuits with millions of transistors.

    • VLSI involves designing and fabricating integrated circuits with millions of transistors on a single chip.

    • It allows for the creation of complex electronic systems in a small physical space.

    • VLSI technology is used in various electronic devices such as smartphones, computers, and automotive

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Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How much salary expect?

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. All questions were basic questions related STA and AsIc flow
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Again technical round but this time it was advanced questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About salary hobbies

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basics of STA and ASIC flow, be confident
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Compilation process in c
  • Ans. 

    Compilation process in C involves preprocessing, compiling, assembling, and linking.

    • Preprocessing: Includes header files, macro expansions, and conditional compilation.

    • Compiling: Translates source code to assembly code specific to the target architecture.

    • Assembling: Converts assembly code to machine code in object files.

    • Linking: Combines object files and libraries to generate an executable file.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a function pointer syntax?
  • Ans. 

    Function pointer syntax allows for storing the address of a function in a pointer variable.

    • Syntax: return_type (*pointer_name)(parameters)

    • Example: void (*funcPtr)(int) = &someFunction;

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Discussion on current project?
  • Q4. Reverse the string?
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a given string

    • Use a loop to iterate through the characters of the string

    • Swap the characters from start to end of the string

    • Continue swapping until reaching the middle of the string

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  • Q5. Set , clear and toggle the bit
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Mostly salary discussion
  • Q2. Tell about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Volatile keyword
  • Q2. Project specific
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary expectations
  • Q2. Reason for job change
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Polymorphism code?
  • Q2. Ho can you start a sequences
  • Ans. 

    To start a sequence, you need to define the sequence type, specify the starting value, and set the increment or decrement value.

    • Define the sequence type: arithmetic, geometric, or custom

    • Specify the starting value of the sequence

    • Set the increment or decrement value for arithmetic or geometric sequences

    • For custom sequences, define the sequence pattern or rule

    • Examples: Arithmetic sequence starting from 1 with an increment...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is abstract class? Some basic sc and UVM questions
  • Q4. Question over mentioned projects?

Interview Preparation Tips

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic question on coding , digital electronics
  • Q2. Difference between d ram and s ram
  • Ans. 

    DRAM is volatile memory that stores data temporarily, while SRAM is faster and more expensive but retains data as long as power is supplied.

    • DRAM stands for Dynamic Random Access Memory, while SRAM stands for Static Random Access Memory.

    • DRAM requires refreshing to retain data, while SRAM does not.

    • DRAM is slower and less expensive than SRAM.

    • Examples of DRAM include DDR3 and DDR4, while examples of SRAM include L1, L2, an

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 9 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

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Round 3 - Coding Test 

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Round 4 - Coding Test 

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Round 5 - Coding Test 

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Round 6 - Coding Test 

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Round 7 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Plz help me with joy and happiness
  • Q2. Sir and ma'ma these good morning and my self
  • Q3. My self address job experience for year
Round 8 - Group Discussion 

There will be four and five students group discussion

Round 9 - Technical 

(18 Questions)

  • Q1. My self ands my address my name
  • Q2. Father name and my self
  • Q3. Mother name and experience year
  • Q4. Reading CV and name and experience year
  • Q5. Sister and brother and home address
  • Q6. My name and experience and family members
  • Q7. My self and address and CV
  • Q8. Reading CV for the first English communication skill
  • Q9. Home address my self in family members
  • Q10. My name and experience year reading in CV
  • Q11. Father name and mother name
  • Q12. My self address experience year
  • Q13. Home address my name father name and experience
  • Q14. CV reading and experience year
  • Q15. My self home address my name father name
  • Q16. CV reading and my self expression year
  • Q17. Experience year reading CV
  • Q18. My self address job experience

Interview Preparation Tips

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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic c datastructucture networking l2 l3 questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on projects.
  • Q2. How packet goes from source to destination.
  • Ans. 

    Packets are sent from source to destination through a series of network devices using routing protocols.

    • Packet is created at the source with source and destination IP addresses.

    • Packet is sent to the default gateway or router.

    • Router checks its routing table to determine the next hop for the packet.

    • Packet is forwarded to the next hop until it reaches the destination.

    • Destination receives the packet and sends an acknowledg

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Delete a node from single linked list.
  • Ans. 

    To delete a node from a single linked list, we need to find the node and update the pointers.

    • Traverse the list to find the node to be deleted

    • Update the previous node's pointer to point to the next node

    • Free the memory of the node to be deleted

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Dynamic memory alocation in c
  • Ans. 

    Dynamic memory allocation in C allows allocation of memory at runtime.

    • Dynamic memory allocation is done using functions like malloc(), calloc(), realloc() and free().

    • malloc() allocates memory block of specified size and returns a pointer to the first byte of allocated memory.

    • calloc() allocates memory block of specified size and initializes all bits to zero.

    • realloc() changes the size of previously allocated memory block...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Interprocess communication in OS
  • Ans. 

    Interprocess communication is a mechanism that allows processes to communicate with each other in an OS.

    • IPC mechanisms include pipes, sockets, message queues, shared memory, and signals.

    • IPC can be used for synchronization, data sharing, and coordination between processes.

    • IPC can be implemented using system calls such as fork(), pipe(), socket(), and msgget().

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

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Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. 1.explain what is a watchdog timer
  • Ans. 

    A watchdog timer is a hardware or software component that monitors the operation of a system and resets it if necessary.

    • A watchdog timer is used to prevent system crashes or lock-ups by resetting the system if it becomes unresponsive.

    • It is typically implemented as a counter that needs to be periodically reset by the system software.

    • If the watchdog timer is not reset within a certain time period, it triggers a system re...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 2.explain what is semaphore
  • Ans. 

    Semaphore is a synchronization object used to control access to a shared resource.

    • Semaphore is a signaling mechanism used to control access to a shared resource

    • It allows multiple processes/threads to access the shared resource simultaneously

    • Semaphore maintains a count of the number of resources available

    • When a process/thread requests access to the resource, the count is decremented

    • When the process/thread releases the r...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is a interrupt latency
  • Ans. 

    Interrupt latency is the time delay between the occurrence of an interrupt and the start of the routine that services the interrupt.

    • Interrupt latency is a critical factor in real-time systems

    • It can be affected by factors such as the priority of the interrupt and the current state of the processor

    • Reducing interrupt latency can improve system performance and responsiveness

    • Examples of interrupts include hardware interrupt...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What does DMA address will deal with
  • Ans. 

    DMA address deals with data transfer between memory and peripherals without CPU intervention.

    • DMA stands for Direct Memory Access.

    • DMA address is used to transfer data between memory and peripherals without CPU intervention.

    • DMA address is used to reduce the load on the CPU and improve system performance.

    • Examples of peripherals that use DMA include network cards, sound cards, and hard drives.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

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Skills evaluated in this interview

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