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Several basic RC, RLC, LR filter questions, like given a step response to input, what will the output looks like. They also asked me about my former internship works (boost converter waveform, compensation). Some control questions too.
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Power Management IC Design Engineer

Interviewed at Qualcomm

3.8★
Feb 24, 2016

Several basic RC, RLC, LR filter questions, like given a step response to input, what will the output looks like. They also asked me about my former internship works (boost converter waveform, compensation). Some control questions too.

Phone interview: Questions based on resume, followed by low power design questions: 1. How can you reduce power on chip? 2. Dynamic Power, Leakage power? 3. Types of circuits required to implement low power design-level shifters/isolations cells etc. 4.Questions on In rush current. Onsite interview: 1-1 interviews each 1 hour long from 9:30am -5:00pm Initially, questions on the resume. 1. Basic Computer Architecture questions. 2. IR Drop reduction on chip using Redhawk 3. Setup and hold time issues and solutions. 4. Primetime timing report interpretation 5. Steps in Design compiler, primetime, ICC, Redhawk 6. Low power design questions and how to implement low power design. 7. Ways to reduce dynamic and leakage power. 8. Basic scripting questions on TCL. 9. Mosfet operation and diagram of the different types of leakage currents. 10. Everything on the resume in detail and job description dependent questions.
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Low Power Design Engineer

Interviewed at Qualcomm

3.8★
Apr 19, 2017

Phone interview: Questions based on resume, followed by low power design questions: 1. How can you reduce power on chip? 2. Dynamic Power, Leakage power? 3. Types of circuits required to implement low power design-level shifters/isolations cells etc. 4.Questions on In rush current. Onsite interview: 1-1 interviews each 1 hour long from 9:30am -5:00pm Initially, questions on the resume. 1. Basic Computer Architecture questions. 2. IR Drop reduction on chip using Redhawk 3. Setup and hold time issues and solutions. 4. Primetime timing report interpretation 5. Steps in Design compiler, primetime, ICC, Redhawk 6. Low power design questions and how to implement low power design. 7. Ways to reduce dynamic and leakage power. 8. Basic scripting questions on TCL. 9. Mosfet operation and diagram of the different types of leakage currents. 10. Everything on the resume in detail and job description dependent questions.

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