The Ultimate ASIC physical Design interview pack - 500 questions

🧠 500 Physical Design Interview Questions (ASIC/VLSI Edition)

Your Complete Guide to Cracking Physical Design Interviews — Entry to Senior Level

Are you preparing for a physical design engineer role in the semiconductor industry? Whether you’re a fresh graduate aiming for your first ASIC job, a mid-level engineer targeting FAANG or top fabless companies, or a senior PD lead preparing for technical leadership interviews — this is your go-to resource.

✅ What’s Inside:
• 🔹 500 Realistic Interview Questions
• 🔹 Categorized by Experience Level:
• Entry-Level (Freshers / <2 years)
• Mid-Level (2–6 years)
• Senior-Level (7+ years and team leads)
• 🔹 Covers All Key Topics in Physical Design:
• Floorplanning, Placement, CTS, Routing
• Timing Closure, IR/EM, SI, DRC/LVS, DFT
• ECOs, Low-Power Design, Clocking, CDC
• Multi-voltage/Domain Design, Advanced Nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm)
• Real-world debug scenarios & cross-functional challenges
• Behavioral, leadership & career progression questions

🎯 Why This Pack?
• Curated by experts based on actual interview patterns from companies like:
📍 Intel, Qualcomm, Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom, Samsung, Synopsys, Cadence, and top startups
• Structured to help you revise, practice, and succeed
• Focused on deep technical breadth — not just surface-level questions
• Designed to support both self-preparation and mock interviews

📦 What You’ll Get:
• A high-quality PDF download with all 500 categorized questions
• Bonus: Suggestions on how to approach answers for select advanced topics
• Lifetime updates to future versions

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👨‍💻 Perfect For:
• VLSI/EDA/ASIC/SoC Engineers
• New graduates from EE/CE backgrounds
• Mid-career professionals switching companies or roles
• Senior engineers preparing for technical panels, TL/Architect roles, or design manager interviews
• Anyone serious about leveling up in physical design

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💬 What People Say (examples you can add later from buyers):

“This was the most complete list I found while preparing for my interview at a Tier-1 fabless company.”
“Structured, realistic, and great depth — I used this to mentor my team.”
“Much more useful than random Glassdoor threads. Highly recommended.”

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🔗 Get started now — and walk into your next interview with confidence.

📥 Instant PDF download | 🎓 Created for real-world prep | 🧑‍🔧 From engineers, for engineers.