I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
The interview process was very pleasant. The people were friendly and interested in what I had to say.
The interview was mostly technical, focusing on understanding of circuit and layout design. There were also a few behavioral questions.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Cary, NC) in Apr 2016
Interview
I was recommended by my professor here. The interview was pretty straightforward. Some technical questions and some behavioral questions. At first there was a phone interview, then I was caled on-site for a day long interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is common centroid, how would you layout diff amps and current mirrors, what are the factors that affect Vth