Marvell Semiconductor

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1. 1

   Online test

   Written test
   easy

   digital design · analog VLSI · digital VLSI · microprocessors · cache subsystem · aptitude · C/C++ programming

   One account: MCQs plus C/C++ programs; other: aptitude, technical analog/digital, coding in three parts, not tough with basic questions.

2. 2

   Technical interview

   Technical interview round 1
   30 min

   resume · FSM · combinational logic · analog circuits · semiconductor devices

   Accounts differ: digital basics versus analog basics and waveform plots.

3. 3

   Technical interview

   Technical interview round 2
   45 min

   digital VLSI · Verilog · FSM coding · circuit design · STA · logical and managerial questions

   Duration from the digital account only; other account had logic and managerial questions.

4. 4

   Technical interview

   Technical interview round 3
   30 min

   projects · aptitude · VLSI domain · power electronics · power systems

   Interviewer matched to candidate background or from a different domain; few pure technical questions.

5. 5

   HR interview

   10 min

   background · career plans · PhD plans · relocation · work culture

   10 minutes per one account, about 20 per the other.

Advice from candidates

3 pieces of advice, in their own words. Names removed.

• So, my tip would be to be honest in case you don’t know any answer. It is better to tell that you don't know, rather than to guess the answer.

  interview

• I was from a completely different domain, though I cracked the company. So it all depends upon your attitude and skills which you showcase in front of the interviewer.Apart from this, a grip on concepts of Analog and Digital subjects will gain you a plus point.

  general

• Confidence is the Key for placements.

  general