I applied in-person. I interviewed at Intel Corporation (Austin, TX) in May 2019
Interview
Applied by sending resume directly to manager .First round was telephonic ,lasted for 40 minutes . Background check in parallel, 5 more technical rounds at onsite.All interviewers were good and understanding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Telephonic:Process and Temp variation for delays,Voltage and TEmperature effect on Metal LAyer,Synthesis flow:Inputs.How do u do floorplanning.?Power types and methods to control,DRC,challenges during placementa nd congestion
Onsite; First ROund:Whole RTL to Netlist flow in detail,Timing correlation,miller effect,virtual routes),Sceond ROund: How do u solve DC and ICC correlation:DC putting lots of buffers-Reasons,How will u solve clock transition if sizing is not posibble(Explain MErging), 3rd Round : TECH DRC Questions :One problem was given :write a script to replace with right optimized via in power plan .4th Round :STA problems,3 equations -waveforms;derate effects,positive and negative edge flops at capturing end.5th ROund: Custom Bus routing (How to do manually for timing critical path),Script to find occurences of via in design by reference name and reduce runtime by not using get_cells twice.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Intel Corporation
Interview
Fairly simple, the round includes phone screening. If selected goes through an interview process with 5-6 people. It takes about a week or two to settle on the offer. Know the basics and be very clear on what you have added to your resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is PBA/GBA. Latch/ flop circuits, clock gating circuit
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Intel Corporation (Bengaluru) in Dec 2018
Interview
There were 5 rounds of discussion conducted. Some were 1:1 and others were in group. The had asked me about the basics of VLSI and digital electronics but a few tough questions were also asked. The process took around 6 hours to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Show me a cross section layout of nand gate using cmos.