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Updated 11 Jul 2025
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A Software Engineer Intern was asked
Q. Given a binary tree, find the maximum sum from root to leaf, where only the parent or the child can be included in the sum (no two level adjacent nodes will be included in the sum).
Ans. 

The maximum sum from root to leaf in a binary tree, where only parent or child can be included in the sum.

  • Use a recursive approach to traverse the binary tree.

  • At each node, calculate the maximum sum from its left and right child.

  • Compare the sums and return the maximum sum plus the value of the current node.

  • Repeat this process until reaching a leaf node.

  • Track the maximum sum encountered during the traversal.

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. Why did you choose UDP over TCP in your project?
Ans. 

UDP is preferred over TCP in this project due to its low latency and lightweight nature.

  • UDP is a connectionless protocol, which means it does not establish a direct connection between the sender and receiver.

  • UDP is faster than TCP as it does not have the overhead of establishing and maintaining a connection.

  • UDP is suitable for applications where real-time data transmission is crucial, such as video streaming or on...

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A Software Engineer was asked
Q. How would you clear the 7th bit in a 32-bit register?
Ans. 

To clear the 7th bit in a 32-bit register, perform a bitwise AND operation with a mask that has all bits set to 1 except the 7th bit.

  • Create a mask with the 7th bit set to 0 and all other bits set to 1

  • Perform a bitwise AND operation between the register and the mask

  • Store the result back in the register

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A Physical Design Engineer was asked
Q. Can you explain the five levels of operation of an inverter?
Ans. 

An inverter has 5 levels of working: input, pre-driver, driver, output, and load.

  • Input stage receives the input signal and converts it to a digital signal.

  • Pre-driver stage amplifies the digital signal and sends it to the driver stage.

  • Driver stage amplifies the signal further and sends it to the output stage.

  • Output stage converts the amplified signal back to analog form.

  • Load stage receives the analog signal and dri...

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A Physical Design Engineer was asked
Q. What are strong 1 and strong 0 concepts in an inverter?
Ans. 

Strong 1 and strong 0 are the maximum voltage levels that an inverter can output for logic 1 and logic 0 respectively.

  • Strong 1 is the maximum voltage level that an inverter can output for logic 1.

  • Strong 0 is the maximum voltage level that an inverter can output for logic 0.

  • These concepts are important in determining the noise margin of a digital circuit.

  • The noise margin is the difference between the minimum voltag...

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A Physical Design Engineer was asked
Q. What do you know about the stabilization concept in an amplifier?
Ans. 

Stabilization concept in an amplifier refers to the techniques used to prevent oscillations and ensure stable operation.

  • Stabilization is achieved by adding feedback components to the amplifier circuit

  • The feedback components can include resistors, capacitors, and inductors

  • Negative feedback is commonly used to stabilize amplifiers

  • Positive feedback can cause instability and oscillations

  • Stabilization techniques vary d...

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A Physical Design Engineer was asked
Q. Can you draw a CMOS inverter and explain it?
Ans. 

A CMOS inverter is a digital logic gate that converts a digital input signal to its complement.

  • It consists of a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor connected in series.

  • The input signal is connected to the gates of both transistors.

  • The output is taken from the drain of the PMOS transistor and the drain of the NMOS transistor.

  • When the input is high, the PMOS transistor is off and the NMOS transistor is on, result...

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A Physical Design Engineer was asked
Q. Why is a voltage divider bias circuit preferred over other biasing circuits?
Ans. 

Voltage divider bias circuit is preferred due to its stability and low sensitivity to temperature variations.

  • Provides stable bias voltage

  • Low sensitivity to temperature variations

  • Simple and easy to implement

  • Suitable for low power applications

  • Reduces noise and distortion

  • Examples: BJT amplifier circuits, op-amp circuits

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A Physical Design Engineer was asked
Q. Draw a cross-sectional view of an NMOS transistor and explain its electron flow at the level of operation.
Ans. 

An NMOS cross-sectional view and electron flow level working explanation.

  • NMOS stands for n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor.

  • It is a type of MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor).

  • NMOS has a source, drain, and gate terminal.

  • When a voltage is applied to the gate, it creates an electric field that attracts electrons from the source to the drain.

  • The flow of electrons from source to drain is contro...

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A Physical Design Engineer was asked
Q. What is the difference between small signal analysis and large signal analysis?
Ans. 

Small signal analysis is linear and deals with small variations around an operating point, while large signal analysis is nonlinear and deals with large variations.

  • Small signal analysis assumes that the circuit is linear and that the input signal is small enough to not affect the operating point of the circuit.

  • Large signal analysis deals with nonlinear circuits and assumes that the input signal is large enough to ...

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Intel Interview Experiences for Freshers

53 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Mar 2025, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. What are the basic concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in C++?
  • Ans. 

    OOP in C++ is based on concepts like encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction for better code organization.

    • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods in classes. Example: class Car { private: int speed; public: void setSpeed(int s) { speed = s; }};

    • Inheritance: Deriving new classes from existing ones. Example: class ElectricCar : public Car {}; // ElectricCar inherits from Car

    • Polymorphism: Ability to call...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Basic questions related to logic gates, memory, cache and computer architecture.
  • Q3. Pseudocode, find errors in the code. What can be output of code
  • Ans. 

    Analyze pseudocode for errors and potential outputs.

    • Check for syntax errors, such as missing semicolons or parentheses.

    • Verify variable initialization before use to avoid null references.

    • Ensure loops have proper termination conditions to prevent infinite loops.

    • Examine array indexing to avoid out-of-bounds errors.

    • Consider data types and conversions, especially in arithmetic operations.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Intel has the potential to excel and provides you with what you desire.

Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Ranganath Reddy

posted on 16 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions based on Projects
  • Q2. Simple transistor question

Internship Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sushmita Kumari

posted on 2 Oct 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Stick diagram for nand CMOS inverter
  • Ans. 

    A stick diagram is a simplified way to represent the layout of a CMOS inverter circuit.

    • Use sticks to represent the diffusion regions of the transistors in the CMOS inverter

    • Draw a stick for the PMOS transistor connected to VDD and a stick for the NMOS transistor connected to GND

    • Connect the sticks with lines to represent the metal interconnects between the transistors

    • Label the input and output nodes of the inverter for c...

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  • Q2. If we invert the circuit of inverter then what will happen
  • Ans. 

    If the circuit of an inverter is inverted, it will act as a buffer.

    • Inverting an inverter circuit essentially cancels out the inversion, making it act as a buffer.

    • The output will be the same as the input signal, with no inversion.

    • This can be useful in certain signal processing applications where a non-inverted signal is needed.

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Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It was some random situation given then what I will do
  • Q2. Like if my friends have some problem about any projects then how I will help

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic vlsi concept and aptitude,any two coding language
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Find the maximum length of the string without counting the duplicated characters Many questions on os, coa, registers and assembly language.
  • Q2. Project related questions. It was a resume based shortlisting.
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on projects and coding.
  • Q2. Simple mathematical coding question. Given constraints: solve in best time complexity

Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 31 Oct 2024

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about clock gating
  • Ans. 

    Clock gating is a power-saving technique used in digital design to disable the clock signal to certain parts of a circuit when they are not in use.

    • Clock gating helps reduce power consumption by stopping the clock signal to unused parts of the circuit.

    • It is achieved by inserting logic gates in the clock signal path to control when the clock is allowed to reach certain elements.

    • Clock gating can be implemented at differen...

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked few basic Dsa questions and questions about projects from your resume
  • Q2. Reverse the linkedlist
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list

    • Iterate through the linked list and reverse the pointers

    • Use three pointers to keep track of current, previous, and next nodes

    • Update the next pointer of each node to point to the previous node

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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About myself, and few questions from OS and database. And why do you find fit for the role

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Promises questions from js
  • Q2. 2 sum Basics of javascript,react js ,SQL,java

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident with your resume
Prepare well
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

One round online life coding, with the question being a simple find the smallest element from a list

Dft Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Regarding Digital Design, Verilog
  • Q2. Regarding MPI, Analog electronics and integrated circuits

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with your projects and previous internship/experiences.

Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 11 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It was talking about personality
  • Q2. What are your strength and weaknesses
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

IQ Test to ask about my personality and a score generated.

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Intel Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Intel interview for freshers?
Intel interview process for freshers usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Intel interview process for freshers are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Coding Test.
How to prepare for Intel interview for freshers?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Intel. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Intel expect are Computer science, Python, Internship, Electronics and Programming.
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How long is the Intel interview process?

The duration of Intel interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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