I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Bengaluru) in Aug 2020
Interview
asked questions on VLSI physical design, questions on cmos inverter, different cells used in physical design, what projects and experience i have in this field, some questions related to digital design
1. python questions how to parse a text file using either a for loop with if statements or a regular expression approach
2. how a cmos works, how an inverter works, inverter with a resistor, dynamic logic
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
explain how a cmos works
how to parse a file with python
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2019
Interview
Got this interview opportunity via staffing company . HR phone call for Phone interview availability.
Followed by 30 min technical phone interview from 3 senior engineers at Qualcomm physical design team at San Diego
Interview was more technical focused . Covered aiming concepts of the physical design ..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is negative slack
Does setup and hold occur in a single cycle
Briefly explain place and route flow
How to you efficiently build the clock tree