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Synopsys Interview Questions, Process, and Tips for Freshers

Updated 29 Mar 2025

Top Synopsys Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

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Excellent
Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Cocubes online aptitude test with some questions on electronics

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Given a number write it in words
  • Ans. 

    Convert a number into words

    • Break the number into groups of three digits

    • Convert each group into words using a lookup table

    • Combine the words with appropriate magnitude (thousand, million, billion, etc.)

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Views on AI and overall discussion on that

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. CMOS diagram of NAND gate
  • Ans. 

    CMOS diagram of NAND gate is a combination of NMOS and PMOS transistors.

    • CMOS NAND gate consists of a series connection of NMOS transistors and a parallel connection of PMOS transistors.

    • NMOS transistors are used for the pull-down network while PMOS transistors are used for the pull-up network.

    • When both inputs are high, the NMOS transistors conduct and the output is pulled low.

    • When either input is low, the corresponding ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. DRC,LVS and PEX checks format

Technical Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Coding question: Find the 2nd lowest and 2nd highest elements in an array
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Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. OWASP 10, XSS ,CSRF, SSRF,SQLi, File Upload
  • Q2. Burp suite functionality
  • Ans. 

    Burp Suite is a web application security testing tool.

    • Burp Suite is used for manual and automated testing of web applications.

    • It includes various tools like a proxy, scanner, intruder, repeater, and sequencer.

    • The proxy tool allows intercepting and modifying HTTP/S traffic.

    • The scanner tool automatically identifies vulnerabilities in web applications.

    • The intruder tool can be used for brute-forcing, fuzzing, and payload t...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Nmap Scan How do it
  • Ans. 

    Nmap is a powerful network scanning tool used to discover hosts and services on a network.

    • Nmap can be used to scan specific hosts or entire networks.

    • It provides various scan types such as TCP, UDP, SYN, etc.

    • Nmap can detect open ports, running services, and operating systems.

    • It offers advanced features like OS fingerprinting, version detection, and script scanning.

    • Example: 'nmap -p 1-1000 -sS 192.168.0.1' scans ports 1

  • Answered by AI

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Q1. What are the security headers used in an application?
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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 16 Feb 2024

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I appeared for an interview before Feb 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

3 coding questions out of which 2 are easy and 1 is medium

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 2 Interviewers kept on asking to write codes for each and every question they ask. I was given a tree problem and coded everything from scratch and executed written test cases and again I was asked to solv...

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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude, Coding (Unix&c and Verilog), digital electronics

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics of digital electronics and Verilog
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Computer architecture, Verilog questions
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Verification, computer architecture, Verilog and digital electronics
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manager round ... General discussion about team.
Round 6 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. What is your family background?
  • Q3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q4. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Revise your basics of digital electronics and Verilog.

Technical Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Coding question: Find the 2nd lowest and 2nd highest elements in an array
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Get interview-ready with Top Synopsys Interview Questions

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Had basic aptitude questions, verilog , c programming, digital electronics, analog electronics,computer architecture.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic questions related to electronics
  • Q2. Question related to aptitude

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - As a fresher concentrate more on basics related to digital electronics,analog electronics, vlsi fundamentals, verilog

Design & Verification Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. XOR gate 2. How you compare two 4 bit numbers only using gates. 3. How to rotate the bits and what happens if you rotate 5 times etc like that
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I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Case Study 

How does company earn

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Synopsys Managing Partner interview:
  • Business Development
  • Business Analysis
  • Banking
  • Budgeting
  • VB.NET
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Self confidence ,attitude,and positive mind

Managing Partner Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Are you expert in Accounting Softwares like Tally and Excel
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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q3. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q4. Why should we hire you?
  • Q5. Tell me about yourself.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions related to Javascript, CSS, Angular, GIT, Python.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions related to Testing
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions related to their company and availability

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make sure you go through the role you have applied for.

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

3 sections in exam
Aptitude,digital and verilog
Gate previous year will do for digital

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic digital like difference between latch and flipflop,Moore vs mealey which one is better
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Verilog coding A 100hz square wave signal 50 percent duty cycle is given Write verilog code for dividing frequency of signal by 3.
  • Ans. 

    Verilog code to divide frequency of a 100hz square wave signal with 50% duty cycle by 3.

    • Create a counter that counts up to 3 and resets back to 0

    • Use the counter to toggle an output signal every 3 cycles of the input signal

    • The output signal will have a frequency of 100/3 = 33.33hz with 50% duty cycle

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong in verilog and be little thorough with what you did in internship

Skills evaluated in this interview

Asic Design Verification Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Verilog coding A 100hz square wave signal 50 percent duty cycle is given Write verilog code for dividing frequency of signal by 3.
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I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. References vs pointers
  • Ans. 

    References and pointers are both used to refer to memory locations, but references cannot be null and cannot be reseated.

    • Pointers can be null or uninitialized

    • Pointers can be reseated to point to a different memory location

    • References are automatically dereferenced

    • References cannot be used with arrays

    • Pointers can be used with arrays

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Where is it necessary to use references
  • Ans. 

    References are necessary when passing large objects to functions or when returning objects from functions.

    • When passing large objects to functions

    • When returning objects from functions

    • When working with complex data structures

    • When implementing operator overloading

    • When working with polymorphism

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Const pointers
  • Q4. Where to declare const pointers
  • Ans. 

    Const pointers should be declared in the same scope as the variable they point to.

    • Declaring const pointers in the same scope as the variable they point to ensures that the pointer cannot be used to modify the variable.

    • If the pointer is only used within a function, it should be declared within that function.

    • If the pointer is used across multiple functions, it should be declared in a header file or at the top of the sour...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Copy constructor with pointers
  • Ans. 

    Copy constructor with pointers creates a new object by copying the values of the existing object's pointers.

    • Copy constructor is used to create a new object from an existing object.

    • Pointers in the new object point to the same memory locations as the original object.

    • Deep copy should be used to avoid shallow copy issues.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. New vs malloc
  • Ans. 

    new and malloc are used for dynamic memory allocation in C++ and C respectively.

    • new is an operator in C++ while malloc is a function in C.

    • new automatically calls the constructor while malloc does not.

    • new returns a pointer to the object while malloc returns a void pointer.

    • new throws an exception if allocation fails while malloc returns NULL.

    • new can be overloaded while malloc cannot be.

    • new and delete are used together wh

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well OOPS fundamentals

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top Synopsys Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. you will be given dimensions of a bigger rectangle and smaller rectangle,derive a formula to get how many smaller rectangles fit into the bigger rectangle
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Synopsys Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Synopsys interview for freshers?
Synopsys interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Synopsys interview process for freshers are Technical, Aptitude Test and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Synopsys interview for freshers?
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 Synopsys. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Synopsys expect are Python, C++, Chip Design, Debugging and Simulation.
What are the top questions asked in Synopsys interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the Synopsys interview for freshers -

  1. Verilog coding A 100hz square wave signal 50 percent duty cycle is given Write...read more
  2. where is it necessary to use referen...read more
  3. Puzzles fairness assumptions Write a verilog code for counte...read more
How long is the Synopsys interview process?

The duration of Synopsys interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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