Freescale Semiconductor Interview Questions
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Freescale Semiconductor
Project Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Behavioral
There were two rounds of phone interviews. They wanted to know more about my projects in the MIS program. I gave them a detailed explanation of my projects and they also asked about my previous experience and projects I worked on there. I told them, and then there was a second round of telephone interview with the manager, which was more like a chat about my experience and projects.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell me about projects you worked on?
- Could you elaborate on the projects you completed during your MIS program?
- What can you tell me about your past work experience and the projects you were involved in?
Freescale Semiconductor
Applications Engineer
Mid Difficult Neutral experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
I had a few interviews with my potential coworkers and managers. It started with an HR chat where they asked standard personality questions. Then, managers and peers asked very technical questions, and I needed to provide a lot of practical examples. They mentioned a strong MCU background is needed, and software development experience would be a plus. Experience with automotive and industrial applications and systems is also very useful. Overall, the interviews were pretty friendly and pleasant, but the questions were tough and definitely required some prep.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your experience developing embedded ADAS systems?
Freescale Semiconductor
Design Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Presentation
It was campus placement. There was a written test first, then interviews. The written test was tough and had questions on cmos, state machines, analog, and digital topics. The interview involved designing a machine. They asked about state machines, mealy machines, and moore machines. Also asked if mealy and moore machines are inter-convertible, what cache memory is, why it's used, why it's faster than normal memory, and if it's faster, why not replace RAM with cache. They also asked about projects from my CV.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you design a machine that dispenses a toy upon coin insertion?
Freescale Semiconductor
Technical Manager
Manager Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Background check
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It was pretty easy, a 3-step process. First was a technical interview asking about tools, methodologies, concepts and logic, the interviewer was to-the-point. Second was another technical interview, this one asked about quality overview and checklists. The last round was with HR, more of an aptitude and social test, they asked about my family and educational background, and my views on organizational matters and company CRs, which I think I answered well. Communication was smooth throughout.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Technical questions related to your specific field.
Freescale Semiconductor Interview Questions
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“Implement a timer that expires after a specified duration using a HW register that counts machine ticks, given the counter's frequency.”
Read reports →“Can you draw the transistor level circuit diagram for a CMOS inverter?”
Read reports →“What happens if you try to access the address of the last node in a linked list?”
Read reports →“There's a ladder with N legs, and a frog can climb it by leaping either 1 leg or 2 legs at a time. How many different ways can the frog reach the top?”
Read reports →“Could you draw the transistor level circuit diagram for a CMOS NAND gate?”
Read report →“How would you count the number of set bits in a number with O(1) time complexity?”
Read report →“Given the setup and hold times, what would be the maximum operating frequency for a digital circuit?”
Read report →“Can you explain the time versus voltage graph of a discharging capacitor?”
Read report →“Can you reverse n-mos and p-mos in a c-mos and analyze the circuit?”
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