Eee Core

Electrical Sciences
network theorems,
circuit analysis techniques
RC Circuits
operation of bipolar junction transistors and field effect transistors.
Electronic Devices
Digital Design
flip flop
s & latches, registers and counters, Finite
state machine ;
HDL Implementation of Digital circuits
Microprocessors and Interfacing

processor architecture; Instruction set, modular assembly programming
using subroutines, macros
Timing d
iagrams ; Concept of interrupts: hardware & software interrupts,
Interrupt handling techniques, Interrupt controllers; Types of Memory & memory
interfacing;
Programmable Peripheral devices and I/O Interfacing
Microelectronic Circuits
Basic microelectronic circuit analysis and design, biasing in discrete and integrated circuit
amplifiers,
Introduction to operational amplifiers: The difference amplifier and the ideal

operational amplifier
models, concept of negative feedback and virtual short; Analysis of simple
operational amplifier circuits;
DD - implementation of functions using nand/nor, interconversion b/w nand/nor.
state machine concepts.
uP - sample 8086 and 8051 assembly programs, architecture, cache and memory interfacing, basic
peripheral interfaces like 8255, keyboard, lcd
SAS and DSP -

transfer function representation using z and laplace transforms, sampling and reconstruction
theorems, aliasing, sample and hold, analog and digital filter designs
ADVD - static timing analysis - setup, hold times, etc, logic styles. . This is not my area so I don't
have much knowledge
Electrical sciences - network theorems, analysis of circuits with dependent sources, popular circuits
like current mirror, control system concepts - stability using RH criterion, root locus, PID
controllers
Microelectronics - Low power concepts. Not my area
Other topics of importance-

Verilog,
Networking concepts - OSI stack - CSMA, TCP/IP, FTP, Bluetooth/Zigbee/Wifi concepts
EEE core companies look for people who have very strong basics. Different companies have
different skills that solely depend on the job profile. But in general they focus on simple problems
which test these concepts. I recommend studying the following topics:
1. Basic Electrical Sciences: Problems related to KVL, KCL, Thevenin are asked. RC Circuits
(like the ones we used to solve in 12th standard), voltage and current sources, diode basics,
zener, capacitor static and dynamic response, inductor equations. Solving a problem bank
certainly helps a lot. They can ask equation of current/ voltage across a component across
any component in the circuit they ask. (Related course: Electrical Sciences)
2. Basics of Opamp: Concepts like virtual ground, calculating input and output impedence of
opamp, applications are regularly tested. (Related course: Analog Electronics)
3. Digital Design is also tested for job profiles related to digital electronics. Karnaugh maps,
reduction of equations, synchronous circuits. (Related Course: Digital Design)
4. Microelectronics Circuits: Common source amplifier circuit. MOS and BJT basics,
applications of MOS, BJT, Switching Delays, transmission gates, NAND. NOR etc.
(Related course: Microelectronics Circuits, ADVD)
Some companies also ask about Microprocessors and about signals and systems but I am not aware
of what are the exact topics they test on. Again it depends on job description.
I hope this information is of a lot of help to you people.
The things that were focused on in my interview were mostly Verizon based questions(FSM) etc.
And communication systems based questions. Also I was asked timing related questions with regard
to flip flops and latches.
What needs to be noted is that all fundamentals need to be very clear and all points in your resume
should be justified. And for the verilog part, one har to go through most of the examples in the text
book.
Thanks and regards,
Nelson
Well subject requirements actually vary from company to company and also depends on the profile
and their current needs. To give you an overview, companies visiting our campus for EEE/ENI can
be broadly divided into three types.
1) Electrical profile :- Tata Motors, L&T etc.

Knowledge of Basic electrical sciences and Electrical Machines is a must.
2) Core Electronics :- Texas Instruments, Analog Devices etc.

Knowledge of Microelectronics and VLSI is a must. These companies look for intuitive approach
rather than theoretical one. For example, they will give a circuit and ask you to draw the resultant
waveform.
3) Embedded Profiles :- Harman, Grey Orange etc..

They look for strong C/C++ programming skills with understanding of embedded systems. MuP,
DD, and Embedded System must be strong subjects. Also these companies look for hands on
experience in terms of projects and club activities.
I don't think any core communication company visits campus, even if they do, they would
emphasize on coding skills.
You might want to look for companies working in Energy Sector as there is a lot going on in this
area. Apart from Electrical or Embedded profile these companies might be interested in subjects
related to Wind Power, Renewable Energy and Power Distribution.
I hope this was helpful

You should get the following topics included in the training.
DD- sequential circuits,mealy and moore models,calculation of delay setup and propagation etc.,
clock skew based questions which were part of VLSI Design too.
Mup- architecture basics and a take on architecture of famous processors and microcontrollers,
multi core and multi processor,RISC vs CISC, application of each kind. Questions from modern and
practical point of view. Base them on mobiles,tabs,laptops available in the market.
Embedded- more emphasis on debugging techniques for various protocols such as UART etc , some
practical tips and tricks.Familiarity with basics of embedded C.
Hello,
The following are the topics I found relevant for placement preperations:
DD: Sequential Logic,Memory and Programmable logic, Digital Integrated Circuit

MuP: Interrupts,DMA,Paging,RAM ROM Design
ADVD: CMOS Logic,Timing diagrams
MuE: BJT,Frequency Response,OpAmp
Networks: OSI Model, TCP/IP Model, Basics of how internet works, Basic Terminologies and
standard Protocols
It is important for students studying DD,MuP to go through the basics of computer architecture as
well.Core electronics companies like Nvidia,ARM,Intel etc expect the same from
students.Companies like Cisco expect a clear understanding of computer networks and how net
works in general even if not the details of it.
P.S: The underlined topics are very important.
Thanks and regards,

The following topics are in my perspective the most important for core companies. I request the
Placement team to share this write up with the Students of EEE&I Batch of 2012, as it could help
them .
List of Important Topics in Courses :
1) Microelectronics :
 Basic characteristic curves of MOSFETs and BJTs and basic understanding of device
physics level working
 Understanding the regions of operations and the right region to bias the component for a
particular application for ex. MOSFET/ BJT as a switch, amplifier etc.
 Calculating gain of basic circuits : Common source, gate, drain.
 Calculating input and output impedances
 Differential Amplifiers, different biasing methods (using current mirrors), calculating
CMRR ,
 Calculating the frequency response of the loop (feedback-circuit) : One should know how to
calculate the Poles and Zeros of the circuit ( Milller Theorem etc.)
 Stability compensation : Where to add what to stabilize my circuit?
 Noise in Analog Circuits : Basic idea about types of noise and how to improve noise and
PSRR
 Bandgap references should be studied at least at a simple level as it is the basic building
block of any design and is the first thing that is designed in a new process
 It would be good to have a basic idea about MOSFETs in sub-threshold region of operation,
and the reasons for operating them in this region
2) Control Systems / Signals and Systems :
 Understanding basic loop theories, positive negative feedback etc.

 Assessing Stability of the Loop : Bode Plots, Nyquist plots etc.
 Laplace & inverse Laplace transforms and estimating frequency response of output for
step/impulse input etc
3) Analog Electronics :
 Op-amp configurations in negative feedback
 Understanding of Gain-bandwidth product, input/output impedances
 Active and Passive filter design
 Op amp as oscillators, barkhausen criteria, RLC oscillators
 Switched capacitor circuits
 Basic idea about PLLs
 Basic idea about Class A,B,AB,C and D amplifiers
 Few basic types of DACs and ADCs and their working
4) Power Electronics :
 Working Buck, Boost etc. circuits, PWM generation circuits and directional switches used
in the same
 Basic inverter and rectifier configurations
 Basic idea about Snubber and other over-voltage/current protection circuits
5) Digital Design :
 Latch and flip flops circuits and configurations
 Understanding the Concept of Setup and Hold time
 State Machines : Mealy and Moore models
 Design of Basic synchronous / asynchronous circuits (You may want to leave this for last as
I've never been asked these in an interview)
Some general Tips for interviews :
1) Be well prepared with the projects you mention on your resume. The interviewer may question
you about these in detail. Not being able to answer basic questions related to the projects/
publications mentioned on your resume will reflect negatively on the candidate
2) Be honest with the interviewer :

If you are applying for Masters as a Backup plan, be honest and tell them.
If you did not understand their question or don't know the answer, don't be afraid to admit it.
They appreciate honesty !!
3) If you are not able to arrive at the exact solution, but know the procedure you can explain it to
them. Don't miss out the opportunity to express yourself even if you are not able to get the correct
answer. They judge you based on your problem solving ability, not just by the final answer.
4) Don't use terms that you are not sure about. If you do this and are then caught by the interviewer
it again reflects very poorly on you.
4) Be prepared for Standard HR questions in your interview.
My interview experience with TI :
Tech interview :
I was first asked about my internship-projects/papers and asked to explain the work in detail .
Questions related to frequency response of RC circuits were asked: I was given an RC circuit with
2-3 Rs and Cs and asked what the output would look like if a step input was given. I was about the
basic circuit of an opamp and it's working and Why the opamp saturates. The interviewer gave me
hints and provided me the small signal model of the circuit to help me.
Others in the interview were asked about the different regions of operations the N and Pmos of an
inverter go through while switching, basic superposition related questions, Basic opamp related
questions.
HR interview
Questions about my plans for the future and my back-up plan
Why do you want to join TI?
List your Strengths and weakness
What is your role as an Analog design engineer @TI
I may have left 1-2 topics in the above list, however I feel that I have covered most of important
things that I wanted to convey. Hope you find this useful .
Best of Luck for your Placements !

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Electrical Sciences

Microprocessors and Interfacing

Introduction to operational amplifiers: The difference amplifier and the ideal

SAS and DSP -

Microelectronics - Low power concepts. Not my area

Other topics of importance-

1) Electrical profile :- Tata Motors, L&T etc.

2) Core Electronics :- Texas Instruments, Analog Devices etc.

3) Embedded Profiles :- Harman, Grey Orange etc..

I hope this was helpful

DD: Sequential Logic,Memory and Programmable logic, Digital Integrated Circuit

P.S: The underlined topics are very important.

Thanks and regards,

2) Control Systems / Signals and Systems :

 Understanding basic loop theories, positive negative feedback etc.

Some general Tips for interviews :

2) Be honest with the interviewer :

4) Be prepared for Standard HR questions in your interview.

My interview experience with TI :

Best of Luck for your Placements !

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