I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems in Apr 2017
Interview
First, the written test was held which had three sections: hardware, software, and aptitude.
After written test three round of interviews was held. The first round was technical round mainly of analog and edc questions. The second round was mainly focussed on CMOS fundamentals and ASIC Design Flow.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
ASIC Design Flow, Low Power Design Methodologies, Project related questions which were mentioned in the resume, CMOS Fundamentals
I applied online. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
The interview process was very smooth. I got an email from the recruiter for the interview, and had three interviews scheduled in the next week. The interview was for Product Engineering intern.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions were related to my previous work-ex. Other questions included basics of the VLSI flow, scripting knowledge, etc.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems in Mar 2017
Interview
HR setup a phone interview. Guy during the phone interview was a robot, did not introduce himself and continually spouted off technical questions. The interview was very cold and awkward, and I learned nothing about the position or even the company, and he offered no feedback.