I applied through college or university. I interviewed at AMD
Interview
Regular technical interview with a question on how to diagnose and repair hardware issues they asked a few behavior questions at the end that had to do with staying late and non cooperative coworkers.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AMD (Toronto, ON)
Interview
I applied through the university portal. I got a called for an interview and the interviewers are very nice and understanding. During the interview, they talked about the company and the role in general, then they asked behavioural questions, then technical then an open-ended question to test your problem-solving skill. Overall it was very good experience
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AMD (Markham, ON) in Oct 2019
Interview
0. Applied via a referral
1. Phone interview : The phone interview was arranged by a manager via the email. Received a phone call from the members of the team I applied to. The dialogue was mostly for a pre-screening purpose. The invitation for the on-site interview was provided by a manager the day after the phone interview.
2. On-site interview : The on-site interview was scheduled the week after the phone interview. The interview was conducted by 2 members of the team. The interview was mostly on technical questions. There were lots of brain-teasing questions. It took about an hour and a half.
3. After the interview : I sent thank-you emails to the team members and the manager and did not received a reply. I am not hearing if I receive an offer or not from AMD at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell us about yourself. 2. Resume questions 3. How do you prioritize DRC tests ? 4. What were difficulties when doing LVS check ? 3. CMOS logic implementation, a stick diagram, a layout 4. Why the bulk of a CMOS inverter is tapped to VDD or GND ? 5. Draw a cross-section of a CMOS inverter. 6. How did you manage a conflict when doing collaboration with others ? 7. Do you have any questions to ask to the team ?