Cirrus Logic Silicon / Chip Design Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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Cirrus Logic
Digital Design Engineer
Senior Average Neutral experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I had an initial call with a senior HR person who was pretty insistent on asking about my base salary, even after I mentioned I wasn't comfortable sharing it. She kept pushing, saying it's standard practice even for directors. After that, I had a screening interview and then a final round, both of which were great. I enjoyed chatting with the team members and they were quick to give me their decision, which was appreciated.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about what you're currently working on.
- Can you go over your resume and discuss your past experiences?
Cirrus Logic
Analog IC Design Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
A recruiter reached out to me and passed my resume along to the hiring manager. Following that, I had a phone interview where we discussed the basics of analog design. Then, I was invited to their main office in Austin for a series of interviews. I met with about 10 different people. They wanted me to look at circuits and explain how they performed in terms of noise, frequency, and power. Everyone I met was really friendly and gave me plenty of time to share my thoughts. What they really care about is your thought process. Just be patient with yourself through it all.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Tell me about the fundamentals of Analog design.
- Can you explain the fundamentals of discrete time systems?
- What do you know about the fundamentals of switched capacitor circuits?
Cirrus Logic
Digital Design Engineer
Entry Easy Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
Went through two interview rounds. First round focused on RTL design for a traffic light controller, checking how I design according to coding guidelines and my understanding of design. Second round was about RTL logic for a clock divider by 3.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Did you have any experience related to your resume?
- Tell me about your experience with RTL design of a traffic light controller.
- How do you approach design following coding guidelines?
Cirrus Logic Silicon / Chip Design Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Cirrus Logic interview reports.
“How does clock skew affect setup and hold time?”
Read reports →“How would you convert this circuit into only NOR gates?”
Read reports →“What is the Static Timing Analysis between 2 clock domains?”
Read reports →“Describe a method for dividing a clock signal by 3 without employing a PLL.”
Read reports →“At 3:15, what's the angle formed by the clock's hands?”
Read report →“Can you explain the RTL logic for a clock divider by 3?”
Read report →“Could you derive the equations for an RLC system?”
Read report →“Can you design a Verilog FSM that produces the Fibonacci sequence, given an enable and reset signal, with immediate output?”
Read report →“How would you implement dividing the clock by 2 using D flip flops?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 24 Cirrus Logic interview reports.