Cadence Design Systems General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Cadence Design Systems
Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design
I went through interviews for two different teams. The first team was heavily focused on Java and object-oriented programming (OOP) in Java, and they wanted me to design systems using OOP principles. The second team covered all the computer science fundamentals like OOP, computer networking (CN), operating systems (OS), and also asked medium-level data structures and algorithms (DSA) questions. Their focus was on C, C++, and Python, not Java.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Questions on medium-level DSA
- Design systems leveraging OOP concepts
Cadence Design Systems
Design Verification Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The interview process has about 3 to 4 rounds. First up is a multiple-choice test covering digital electronics, Verilog, aptitude, and C programming. After that, there are two technical interviews and one HR interview. The interviews will dig into Verilog, SystemVerilog, C programming, digital electronics, memory design, UVM, and OOPS concepts, among other things.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Can you explain the design of a synchronous FIFO, perhaps related to your project?
- Tell me about memory design.
- Do you have any questions about C programming?
Cadence Design Systems
Intern
Intern Difficult Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Group Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation Group Other
Me disseram que haveria reposta posterior ao processo, mesmo que não fosse aprovado, mas isso não ocorreu. Outra coisa ruim foi que a entrevista foi feita em grupo sem nenhuma dinâmica em grupo, coisa que poderia ser feita individualmente, e uma entrevista em inglês enfrente a todos os concorrentes, o que me deixou muito inseguro e ansioso
Confirmed questions3 questions
- General questions in English
- My knowledge
- General information
Cadence Design Systems General Intern Interview Questions
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“The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than its denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 2 and the denominator is increased by 1, then the denominator becomes eight times the numerator. What is the fraction?”
Read reports →“What would be the impact on the output swing and VTC if we were to replace the NMOS with a resistor?”
Read reports →“Besides the race condition, what are the drawbacks of a JK flip flop?”
Read reports →“How would you determine the total count of classes that inherit from a specific base class?”
Read reports →“For a circuit with three op-amps, where the first is a voltage follower and the next two are inverting amplifiers, what is the output of the final op-amp when given a specific input?”
Read report →“Could you write a C++ function that reverses a one-way linked list in O(n) time, returning a pointer to the new head?”
Read report →“What are the unity gain points on the VTC, and what is their purpose in defining Noise Margins?”
Read report →“Regarding digital logic design, when is it acceptable to use a Latch over a Flip-Flop?”
Read report →“Can you design a Finite State Machine to generate a specific sequence?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 97 Cadence Design Systems interview reports.