I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Bengaluru) in Aug 2021
Interview
The candidates had to first clear an online test of 1.5hr which included questions on Aptitude, Programming MCQs and Hardware (Digital Electronics, VLSI) section.
The shortlisted candidates were called for personal interviews, which comprised of 2 Technical Interview rounds, followed by a telephonic HR round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduction, followed by description of my internship project.
Other questions in the 1st round were on Digital Electronics, Basic C/C++ programming questions (bitwise operations, recursion). There was also a puzzle at the end.
In the 2nd round, I was asked questions on Computer Architecture, Caches, ASIC Flow, Clock Gating.
I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Coimbatore) in July 2024
Interview
The interview was good with a medium difficulty level. Due to inadequate preparation, I couldn't succeed. More preparation would have helped in cracking it. Concentrate more on Digital Electronics and especially Verilog.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the difference between blocking (=) and non-blocking (<=) assignments.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Vāsco Da Gāma)
Interview
3 On Campus rounds following a written test. Written test had 3 sections . Aptitude and C programming MCQs were compulsory and the third one had to chose between electronics and programming based on the profile of their interest. Based on the results of this test candidates were shortlisted . After that 2 technical rounds and 1 HR round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mainly Digital Design basics, C programming , VLSI design basics , STA