MaxLinear Silicon / Chip Design Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at MaxLinear.
MaxLinear
ASIC Verification Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
For the selection process, they conducted a test with basic electronics concepts. In the test, they asked for Verilog snippets. There were 2 technical rounds covering concepts in Analog, digital electronics, Basic CMOS VLSI, filters, and C programming.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Could you explain latch-up?
- What are filters?
- How do you implement a Nand gate using CMOS?
MaxLinear
ASIC Verification Engineer
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Had an initial online interview with the hiring manager. Then, after waiting for about a month, I had an on-site interview that lasted 4 hours. Since then, I haven't heard anything back. HR sends an email just once a month.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you explain UVM?
- What are your thoughts on Verilog Verification?
- Describe your thinking process.
MaxLinear
ASIC Design Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 12 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical
After applying online, I had two technical phone interviews within the first week. Then, there was a quick HR chat over the phone. The final stage was a full-day, in-person interview at their office, meeting about 10 different people. It was actually pretty enjoyable, and they took me to lunch with two people who were quite nice. However, they kept asking technical questions throughout the day, so there wasn't much of a break. I was pretty worn out by the end, but the last person I spoke with was kind enough not to ask too many questions.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you describe how the spectrum is affected by signal downsampling, and discuss its various forms?
- Could you explain the concepts of setup time, hold time, and clock jitter?
MaxLinear Silicon / Chip Design Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from MaxLinear interview reports.
“How do you implement a Nand gate using CMOS?”
Read reports →“How would you implement an XOR logic gate using a MUX?”
Read reports →“What are filters?”
Read reports →“Could you explain latch-up?”
Read reports →“Can you describe how the spectrum is affected by signal downsampling, and discuss its various forms?”
Read report →“Could you implement a Moore state machine and code it in Verilog?”
Read report →“Explain the implementation of a mux.”
Read report →“Could you explain the concepts of setup time, hold time, and clock jitter?”
Read report →“Tell me about logic gates.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 7 MaxLinear interview reports.