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Updated 16 Feb 2025

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Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. A random number will be given as input to system,write a program to detect its data type(int or float ) without using size of function
  • Q2. General hr questions
  • Q3. Once again general hr interview questions
  • Q4. 1.given a large rectangle
  • Ans. 

    Need more context. What needs to be done with the large rectangle?

    • What are the dimensions of the rectangle?

    • Is it a 2D or 3D object?

    • What is the context of the problem?

    • Are there any constraints or limitations?

    • What tools or programming languages can be used?

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  • Q5. 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
  • Ans. 

    Derive a formula to determine how many smaller rectangles fit into a bigger rectangle given their dimensions.

    • Calculate the number of times the smaller rectangle can fit into the bigger rectangle horizontally and vertically

    • Divide the width of the bigger rectangle by the width of the smaller rectangle to get the horizontal count

    • Divide the height of the bigger rectangle by the height of the smaller rectangle to get the ve...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. How many points are required to draw a rectangle
  • Ans. 

    At least 4 points are required to draw a rectangle.

    • A rectangle has 4 sides and 4 corners, so at least 4 points are needed to define those corners.

    • The points must be arranged in a specific order to form a closed shape with 4 sides.

    • Additional points can be used to add details or modify the shape of the rectangle.

    • The number of points required may vary depending on the software or tool used to draw the rectangle.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. What will be the new coordinates of a rectangle points if rectangle length and breadth is scaled and write a program to calculate the coordinates of corner points of scaled rectangle
  • Ans. 

    Answering how to calculate new coordinates of a scaled rectangle and providing a program for it.

    • To calculate new coordinates, multiply the original coordinates by the scaling factor

    • Scaling factor can be calculated by dividing the new length/breadth by the original length/breadth

    • Program can take input of original coordinates, scaling factor, and output new coordinates

    • Example: Original coordinates: (0,0), (0,5), (5,5), (...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Lastly a puzzle: i dont remember the question

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The test had three sections:
1.aptitude:It was like any other aptitude test,all it takes is a bit of practice to crack all the questions
2.C programming:Basics of c were asked,outputs of some programs,u have to be thorough with concepts of c
3.Electronics:The company hired for both profiles: 1. PDK:software
and 2.Logic library:hardware,so this electronics section was also there,questions are mostly Network analysis,cmos logic,digital logic,vlsi etc
u should have good basics to get the electronics questions of course they are not very hard,but not too easy


Tips: practice aptitude,basics of c programming and also basics of electronics
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Test
Experience: after 1st round i was shortlisted to this technical round,i was asked this question, i suggested that i will convert that number into a string and check whether string has a dot or not to check if it is float or int,the interviewer was not very impressed but was ok and asked few small questions and promoted me to next round

Tips: If u crack test with top marks,the technical rounds will be very easy,because the interviewers do not ask tough questions for people who cracked written test with high marks

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: tell me about yourself,strengths,weakness,three principles u follow in life,etc
Tips: This round depends on you,dont try to bluff something,they will know if u are bluffing,take a breath and speak up ur mind,be confident u can do it

Round: HR Interview
Experience: same questions,but this time less duration,not involving lengthy discussions, i think this round was just for double check

Round: HR Interview
Experience: After the hr round,only seven were shortlist,this interview round was very much easy and they checked my approach to the given problem,they were checking how well i am thinking adding complexities to the given problem
Tips: they did not check my programming ability,but just problem solving skills,so be good at aptitude,by practicing as much as you can

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: after technical interview,4 were shortlisted,so they went for gd round,it was general topic,which checks your general knowledge
Tips: Dont be nervous,just speak what ever you know,never mind language issues
Duration: 20 minutes

Skills: for pdk profile :programming
College Name: NIT Warangal

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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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Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude-10 question,digital moderate -Question,analog moderate -10 question,verilog and system verilog -10 question

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Latches and flip flop all characteristics equation and proof of the characteristics equation in flip flop.applications of flip flop
  • Q2. OOPS,INHERITANCE,VERILOG,BLOCKING - NON BLOCKING ASSIGNMENT OPERATOR and all the basic operations of verilog .
  • Q3. Discussion on work experience.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be bonafide with your fundamentals core of digital circuits and design .

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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Synopsys Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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

Technical Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. The hydraulic steering device of a dish antenna for satellite tracking works by adjusting the elevation using a hydraulic ram. Oil can be pumped into the ram to raise the elevation. The hydraulic seals leak pressure very slowly such that ad... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Focus on Basics of Digital electronics,verilog SV and UVM will be an advantage.Reasoning questions also plays a crucial role.Realizations of gates using and NAND and NOR gate,Realization of gates using mu...
  • Q2. Don't forget look your projects mentioned in your resume,They will directky ask you to write code,Ask lot of questions on projects,Communication skills willbe added advantage.
  • Q3. Reasonig questions:-9 ball's weight checking,horses question,a pond of flowers on which day they full if half fill in 10 days,3L 5L required water 4L,4 pin OTP generation probability with unique numbers,go...
  • Q4. Don't forget take a look on ypur projects whatever you mentioned in your resume everything matters,Basics of digital electronics,sv and UVM,More focus on practising coding,outputs for snippets plays a cruc...
  • Q5. One personal advantage for MNC's refferals matters alot,better to ask anyone in linkdin to reffer you.

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Design Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image anmol agarwal

posted on 3 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write code of frequency divider
  • Q2. Difference between latch & flip flop

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well

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Q1. Stress Strain curve, What will happen if you use petrol in diesel engine and Diesel in petrol engone.
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Get interview-ready with Top Synopsys Interview Questions

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

General aptitude questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Problem solving, solved 2 out of 3 questions

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

General topics were given in gd

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Programming concepts
  • Q2. Projects and coding round questions solved

Software Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more
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Jobs at Synopsys

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aotitude,core que on all subjects in ece

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
  • Ans. 

    I completed a 6-month internship at XYZ Company where I gained hands-on experience in physical design tools and methodologies.

    • Worked on floorplanning, placement, and routing of digital designs

    • Utilized tools such as Cadence Innovus and Synopsys ICC

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize design performance

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. ON DSD,VLSI,ANALOG ELECTRONICS
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. APTITUDE,MATH,VLSI,DSD
  • Q2. VLSI (HARD QUESTION BASED ON INDUSTRY LEVEL LIKE ON CIRCUIT HE GIVES ONE SCENARIO U HAVE TO ANSWER IT)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - LEARN BASICS WELL

Physical Design Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What are the conditions for an RC circuit to work as an integrator/differentiator Can you derive it with this circuit
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked about projects and previous company's work
  • Q2. Tree traversal with vertical order
  • Ans. 

    Tree traversal with vertical order involves traversing a binary tree in a top-to-bottom order for each vertical column.

    • Use a hashmap to store nodes at each vertical level

    • Perform a level order traversal and update the hashmap with nodes at each vertical level

    • Sort the keys of the hashmap to get the nodes in vertical order

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design a phonebook app
  • Ans. 

    Phonebook app for storing and organizing contacts

    • Allow users to add, edit, and delete contacts

    • Include search functionality for easy access to contacts

    • Implement sorting options by name, phone number, etc.

    • Provide option to categorize contacts into groups or favorites

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Ant puzzle, Flipping coin puzzle

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Q1. Tree traversal with vertical order
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General behavioral and situational questions about team members
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Identify if the number is positive, negative or zero
  • Ans. 

    Identify if a number is positive, negative, or zero

    • Check if the number is greater than 0 to determine if it is positive

    • Check if the number is less than 0 to determine if it is negative

    • If the number is neither greater nor less than 0, it is zero

  • Answered by AI

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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Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
View answer (196)

R&D Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Aug 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic questions on oops and dsa pointers

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Coding questions
  • Q2. String Question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare for basic concepts in c language.
analytics aptitude and fundamental of electronics.

Top Synopsys R&D Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Algorithm to find GCD
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Q1. give some ideal characteristics of opamp. what is CMRR. what is the practical significance of CMRR. why the input impedance must be large. what is impedance matching, why it has to be done. what is MPTT and its advantages. explain about D-A... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic ece ques and apti

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are flip flops and latches
  • Ans. 

    Flip flops and latches are sequential logic circuits used in digital electronics to store and transfer data.

    • Flip flops are clocked circuits that store one bit of data, while latches are level-sensitive circuits that store data as long as the enable signal is active.

    • Flip flops are edge-triggered, meaning they change state on a clock edge, while latches are level-triggered, changing state as long as the enable signal is ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Verilog projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare well gate sub digital and verilog

Hardware Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How many ways would one arrange sets of coloured balls, the first set all red, the next all blue, and the last all green, and all balls in a set are identical, in a line?
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Synopsys Interview FAQs

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

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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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