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Top Synopsys 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 rectangleasked in Software Engineer interview
- Q2. What are semaphores, differnce between them, Different OSI layers , deadlock protocols, ACID protocols in dbmsasked in R&D Design Engineer interview
- Q3. Algorithm to find GCDasked in R&D Engineer interview
Synopsys Interview Experiences
88 interviews found
I was interviewed in Nov 2016.
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?
- 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...
- 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.
- 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), (...
- Q8. Lastly a puzzle: i dont remember the question
Interview Preparation Tips
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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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.
Basic aptitude-10 question,digital moderate -Question,analog moderate -10 question,verilog and system verilog -10 question
(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.
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Cocubes online aptitude test with some questions on electronics
(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.)
(1 Question)
- Q1. Views on AI and overall discussion on that
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Selected
I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.
(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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Synopsys interview questions for popular designations
anmol agarwal
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Write code of frequency divider
- Q2. Difference between latch & flip flop
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General aptitude questions
Problem solving, solved 2 out of 3 questions
General topics were given in gd
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Programming concepts
- Q2. Projects and coding round questions solved
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Jobs at Synopsys
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.
Aotitude,core que on all subjects in ece
(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
- Q2. ON DSD,VLSI,ANALOG ELECTRONICS
(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)
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Senior Research and Development Engineer 2 Interview Questions & Answers
Anonymous
posted on 17 Aug 2024
(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
(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
- Q2. Ant puzzle, Flipping coin puzzle
Skills evaluated in this interview
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(1 Question)
- Q1. General behavioral and situational questions about team members
(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
Top Synopsys Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers
Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.
Basic questions on oops and dsa pointers
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Coding questions
- Q2. String Question
Interview Preparation Tips
analytics aptitude and fundamental of electronics.
R&D Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.
Basic ece ques and apti
(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 ...
- Q2. Verilog projects
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