Startup ASIC Interview Questions

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Q007Design · DVBuild a synchronous FIFO and race-free BFMFIFO · BFMMedium
Q014DesignRegister a glitch-free decoded enableDecode · Clock enableEasy
Q015Design · DVControl a request/acknowledge handshakeHandshake · Moore FSMMedium
Q020Design · ArchAbsorb ready/valid backpressure with a skid bufferSkid buffer · Ready/validHard
Q022FWFind device-tree depth without recursionFW · TreesEasy
Q054FWMeasure the final UART command tokenFW · BufferEasy
Q060DVSticky Interrupt Does Not ClearDV · Waveform DebuggingEasy
Q065DVProve an arbiter avoids deadlock and livelockDeadlock · LivelockHard
Q099DVBlock Remains in ResetDV · Waveform DebuggingEasy
Q102DesignCode an asynchronously reset register with enableDesign · SystemVerilogEasy
Q112Design · DVMulti-Domain Reset Sequencing MonitorDV · DesignHard
Q118Design · DVClock-Gating Behavior CheckerDV · DesignHard
Q149DesignDiagnose storage from an incomplete always_comb blockDesign · SystemVerilogEasy
Q184DesignShorten a critical path with pipeliningCritical path · PipeliningMedium
Q242DVAPB Access Starts Without a Setup CycleDV · Waveform DebuggingEasyP
Q247DV · FWVerify editable command-trace framesFW · DVMediumP

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Startup ASIC interview preparation

Practice the compact, cross-functional problems common to a small silicon team: precise RTL contracts, reusable verification, firmware boundaries, and bring-up evidence. Explain both implementation and ownership.

Use simple mechanisms with explicit corner cases, then show how assertions, scoreboards, and lab signals prove them. This is an independent startup-focused collection, not an employer-specific interview claim.