I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Basically they started off with a phone interview which focuses on my projects and basic questions in RF and Plasma. In the onsite it was around 3 interviews, one of them is a presentation on Trends in semiconductor industry, other is a technical round with questions from plasma physics and RF. Final is HR round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Main steps in IC fabrication, Difference between dry and wet etch, plasma sheath