Analog interviews

Larry_o_C

Well I sent my CV and the respone I got was that interviews will be taking place in the next month.

Does anyone have any experience of them? I hear they ask a lot about Op-Amps and DSP. Is this true?

Thanks

legs11

analog are just cnuts...........

raido9

legs11 wrote:

analog are just cnuts...........

Bitter because they turned you down?


Ya know your op-amp stuff, also circuit analysis, and anything you covered in college. Its a thourough technical interview but its pretty basic stuff.

toiletduck

I hear...

Op-Amps (applications like summing, integrator, difference)
ADC's/DAC's
Circuit analysis
know your FYP...

copacetic

toiletduck wrote:

I hear...

Op-Amps (applications like summing, integrator, difference)
ADC's/DAC's
Circuit analysis
know your FYP...

They haven't changed in 10 years so! I remember op amp ccts (they show you them and ask you to explain what they are and how they work), cmos nand gates (draw it out). Also vaguely remember having to do a rough outline of an op-amp at gate level or something. They'll also want to talk about your final year project.

Analog is a good place to start as they give you a good grounding in everything. Didn't take it myself but the people who did go there and ex analog people I have worked with have nothing but good things to say about the place. If they were based in Dublin or Galway people would be dying to get in there.

If there is an issue with them it is that most of the stuff they do is the same over and over and they have done it all before so not much excitment. Eg if you are working on ADCs and DACs you'll be doing that for a few years, less room to move around/variety than you would have in a smaller company..

CathalMc

copacetic wrote:

They haven't changed in 10 years so! I remember op amp ccts (they show you them and ask you to explain what they are and how they work), cmos nand gates (draw it out). Also vaguely remember having to do a rough outline of an op-amp at gate level or something. They'll also want to talk about your final year project.

Analog is a good place to start as they give you a good grounding in everything. Didn't take it myself but the people who did go there and ex analog people I have worked with have nothing but good things to say about the place. If they were based in Dublin or Galway people would be dying to get in there.

If there is an issue with them it is that most of the stuff they do is the same over and over and they have done it all before so not much excitement. Eg if you are working on ADCs and DACs you'll be doing that for a few years, less room to move around/variety than you would have in a smaller company..

I'd second this point. They've been top-dogs at the AD/DAC game for a while now, and there's some really talented gurus in Limerick to learn from. They've a well oiled grad-student intake programme too. If you have actual ambition, there's alot to be said for starting your career with them.

Raheen, however, not so hot.

It's worth working on nailing the analogue part of the interview if you're any way gifted, there's a bit of a shortage.

EDIT: Random popular engineering trivia: Analog developed the 3-axis accelerometer used in the Nintendo Wii handset.

toiletduck

Cool!

As a matter of interest, when do the interviews start? It should be around now, yeah?

toiletduck

Hooray I have an interview with them!

Vegeta

as an employee who did an interview 2 years ago

know how to derive gain for different op-amp configurations
General ADC/DAC theory
Your active circuit theory
and your FYP in detail.

They will keep asking questions until you fail to answer one. they're not trying to be cnuts just trying to get to know your limits

toiletduck

What about dsp? Do you think much of that would come up?

Vegeta

I didn't get asked any myself but if you want to brush up on the basics then do.

toiletduck

Think I better!

Vegeta

as far as I know the dedicated DSP chips are designed in America.

The video group here in Limerick would be using DSP techniques on their chips so yeah give it a going over.

toiletduck

I will be interviewed by the Applications Department, if that makes any difference...