I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at AMD (Austin, TX) in Aug 2009
Interview
The interview process is allows the coops to talk to many different groups, both in an informal setting as well as follow-up technical interview with selected groups the next day.
Very good process and highly recommend. The informal setting allows co-ops and AMD engineers to mix and discuss what they do as well as try to land an interview for the next day.
The interviews the next day are approximate one 1-hour interview per group that is actually hiring.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly technical questions related to computer architecture, vlsi, and digital design. nothing very unexpected but need to know the basics very well.