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      Etch Process Engineer Interview

      Sep 28, 2010
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Santa Clara, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2010

      Interview

      Got a brief call saying they received my resume online and inviting me to an on-site interview. On-site interview consisted on a presentation and then six 1:1 interviews. Most interviewers were friendly, except one who insisted on asking me technical questions tangential to my skills and major (and expected correct and detailed explanations). Only two of them asked technical questions, the others looked for personality and problem-solving skills. Some of them were looking for specific answers to some of the non-technical questions and the interviewers talked to each other frequently between breaks. Overall, the entire process was well-planned.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Tell me a problem you had and how you solved it. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Do you see yourself in a more management or marketing type of role?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      What causes etched features at one edge of the wafer to have higher etch rates? What causes the overall wafer-scale etch rate variation pattern observed in wafers?
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