I applied online. I interviewed at NVIDIA (Hsinchu) in Apr 2020
Interview
I applied for physical design-VLSI intern at Hsinchu, Taiwan. The process took 1-2 months. I only had one interview. The overall interview process was wonderful, and both the hiring manager and the HR were nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
STA
Static power/Dynamic power
signal integrity ( cross talk )
some questions related to my resume
1) RISC - V processor, Pipe lining stages, cache replacement, write back write through , LRU LFU SRRIP
2) questions on setup and hold time
3) Physical design flow, softwares, files used in PD,
4) Dynamic and static power
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) RISC - V processor, Pipe lining stages, cache replacement, write back write through , LRU LFU SRRIP
2) questions on setup and hold time
3) Physical design flow, softwares, files used in PD,
4) Dynamic and static power
Consisted of multiple 1 on 1 rounds with senior engineers and Directors. All questions were technical questions related to Physical design. All interviews were about a week apart and took place over a video call.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at NVIDIA (Santa Clara, CA) in Nov 2023
Interview
Short 30 minute technical interview. Was asked 5 questions total regarding timing analysis, digital logic design, transistor sizing and parasitics. Barely any time left at the end of the interview for me to ask questions to interviewer, although I was able to ask him questions later through LinkedIn. Follow-up behavioral interview scheduled.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Timing analysis, digital logic design, transistor sizing and parasitics.
Physical Design Intern applicants have rated the interview process at NVIDIA with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Physical Design Intern roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NVIDIA overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NVIDIA as a Physical Design Intern according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 8%
Other: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
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