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I applied online. I interviewed at Qualcomm in Mar 2013
Interview
phone screen 45 mins.
volatile
difference bt IIR and FIR
how to implement IIR in C (feedback)
how to implement non-causal IIR
how to do division in fixed point(only substraction and plus)
matched filter
channel equalization
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to do division in fixed point(only substraction and plus)
specific grammar of how to allocate a value to an address
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Hyderâbâd) in Oct 2012
Interview
Phone interview, followed by 3 rounds of interview face-to-face.
Questions on C
(check on naunces of C like alignments/pointers)
Data Structures: Linked Lists questions
Operating Systems : Process interactions/scheduling/race conditions/deadlocks etc.
Re-entrant code, interrupts, synchronication
Design round questions: Not be tough, look for hints given by interviewer to build on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design round is a bit difficult, that happens if they are asking in an area which you have not had experience in. But then, its just the approach the interviewer cares, not really giving the perfect design