Technology

Role: Design Verification Intern

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: October 27, 2023

Interview Type: Internship

Result: Not Specified (Positive overall experience reported)

Difficulty: Hard (Implied by specialized topics)

Rounds: 4 rounds

Topics Asked: Verification fundamentals, pseudo codes (related to verification), Computer Architecture, System Verilog code debug, coherency protocols (project-related), test bench creation, basic programming, black box verification, semaphores, mail box

Experience:

The interview for the Design Verification Intern position at Marvell Technology was described as "really good" and comprised four rounds.

Round 1 (Screening Round): This round focused on the fundamentals of verification and included some pseudo codes related to verification concepts.

Round 2: The second round concentrated on Computer Architecture and debugging System Verilog code.

Round 3: Questions in this round revolved around the candidate's resume projects. One specific project mentioned was related to a coherency protocol, and the interviewer asked about creating a test bench for it. Other projects were also discussed.

Round 4: The final technical round focused on verification projects, System Verilog code debugging, basic programming questions, and concepts like black box verification, semaphores, and mailboxes.