I applied through college or university. I interviewed at NVIDIA
Interview
Came to nvidia booth at my college's career fair in September.
First email sent by HR in late October. Took around 4 weeks to get the first email.
Three round of interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe several factors that affect the chip's performance such as voltage and vdd, and also explain why.
after two midnight phone interviews i was flown in several days in advance to allow me to kick the jet lag.
i then spent 8 hours being asked hard, technical questions by 9 different people, i think.
a couple of the questions required epiphanies which i happened to have - so i was happy - but in general, i don't think those make very good interview questions. many fine interviewees are nervous and in no state to have epiphanies. conversely, you could have a middling interviewee who has heard the question before.
the final interviewer presented me with an offer. very impressive turnaround.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
if you could do one thing to improve a GPU, what would it be?