Cerium Systems Silicon / Chip Design Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Cerium Systems.
Cerium Systems
ASIC Design Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Technical Technical
It took about a month. There were 2 technical rounds, and the 3rd was just a formality. Each technical round was 1 hr and mostly focused on past projects, with some basic concepts thrown in. The last round was a solo test on the system, no interviewers.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you discuss FSM design and compare different state encoding methods?
- What is CDC, and what are the different types of synchronizers?
- What is the synthesis outcome when using blocking assignments within an always@(posedge clk) block?
Cerium Systems
FPGA Design Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
It was a 3-round technical interview process. The first round had basic questions. The second round went a little deeper into basics and Verilog coding. The third round focused on project-related questions, static timing analysis, digital electronics, and FSMs.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Can you tell me about your Verilog experience?
- Let's discuss some of your past projects.
- Do you have questions about Verilog?
Cerium Systems
Physical Design Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Technical
So I had 3 rounds in my interview process. The first two rounds were aptitude and technical. The third round was an interview. The aptitude round was super hard and then the technical round also required us to submit written answers.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Questions about Solver STA.
- Questions regarding mux.
Cerium Systems Silicon / Chip Design Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Cerium Systems interview reports.
“Can you build a NAND gate using a 4x1 MUX?”
Read reports →“How is the construct always@(posedge reset or negedge clk) synthesized?”
Read reports →“How does a dual port RAM operate if a read and write request target the same location at the same time?”
Read reports →“What is the synthesis outcome when using blocking assignments within an always@(posedge clk) block?”
Read reports →“What is CDC, and what are the different types of synchronizers?”
Read report →“What are the basics of digital electronics?”
Read report →“What are the components of UVM?”
Read report →“What are the different phases in UVM?”
Read report →“Tell me about System Verilog and Verilog.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 10 Cerium Systems interview reports.