I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Qualcomm
Interview
***This was for 1 year internship.
Resume Shortlisting --> Interview.
A guy was scheduled to take my interview but because of some work he could not. So he sent another person.
She was busy searching on the internet for interview question and didn't responded well to any of my answers. The interview went on like: Question-->Answer--->1 minute silence and so on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.Introduction
2.Many questions related to projects
3.Adding two numbers without using '+' operator.
4.Write C code to execute both 'if' and 'else' block at the same time.
5.Designing basic gates using MUX
6.Questions related to Setup and hold
7.Multi-cycle path
8.ASIC flow and type of checks done at various level
9.Two way switch problem(GATE question-could not answer this)
10.1 Puzzle
10.
It was on campus hiring. It consists of an online assessment and resume screening, followed by 3 rounds of interviews, out of which 2 were technical and 1 was HR.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hsinchu)
Interview
The interview process spanned 4 days with one 1–2 hour session per day. Each round began with a 30-minute discussion on my college projects, followed by deep dives into Computer Architecture (CPU Design, Cache DDesign, etc.). One of the sessions also included a simple whiteboard coding question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cache Design (calculating cache bits involves breaking down the CPU address into Tag, Index, and Offset field)
The interviewer was friendly and created a supportive atmosphere. They offered constructive hints when I got stuck, showing they were focused on my thought process, which made for a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked questions on STA,my projects, Verilog case statements