Physical Design applicants have rated the interview process at Apple with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 81.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Physical Design roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Apple overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Apple as a Physical Design according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
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i was asked about the basic concepts about digital system. for example i was asked about a net with capciotos and inductors and about the output voltage based on the input voltage. in addition i was asked about FSM one question
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Apple (Haifa) in Jan 2021
Interview
Tell me about Setup and Hold Timing constraints, introduce a project you made in Lab course, implement XOR using NANDs, they also explained about the chip design process in their company, and that it is a fabless company. Static Timing Analysis was the main issue, power consumption, CMOS design and verification
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Question 1
implement XOR using NANDs
Setup and Hold Timing constraints
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Apple
Interview
There are total 4 phone interviews for this position. The hiring process was smooth, organized and conducted in a fair manner. Interviewers are nice but technical questions are a little difficult.
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Question 1
questions about resume, basic digital circuits question, how does FPGA do routing, switching power/static power, how to reduce them and some analysis based on different scenarios.