Embedded Systems Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is Noise Margin? Explain the procedure to determine Noise Margin?

1978

Give the expression for CMOS switching power dissipation?

Cypress Semiconductor,

2 7400

What is Body Effect?

CG CoreEL, Cisco, TA,

2040

What happens to delay if you increase load capacitance?

Google,

1 2892

What are the limitations in increasing the power supply to reduce delay?

Infosys,

2 12215

How does Resistance of the metal lines vary with increasing thickness and increasing length?

Infosys,

3 12391

What happens if we increase the number of contacts or via from one metal layer to the next?

Infosys,

1 6705

Give the various techniques you know to minimize power consumption?

5 11228

Explain the Charge Sharing problem while sampling data from a Bus?

2103

What happens if we use an Inverter instead of the Differential Sense Amplifier?

2479

What is the critical path in a SRAM?

2618

In a SRAM layout, which metal layers would you prefer for Word Lines and Bit Lines? Why?

Infosys,

3602

How can you model a SRAM at RTL Level?

1 10018

How is the non-periodic nature of the input signal handled?

Qualcomm,

5 15284

Is the Gibbs phenomenon ever a factor?

Qualcomm,

5 12466


Un-Answered Questions { Embedded Systems }

Define the jobs performed by the biu and eu in the 8086.

838


Tell me what is null pointer and what is its use?

478


Which interrupt in the 8086 has the highest priority?

678


What is equ?

498


Write a program to show the functionality of power-save super loop.

643






For CMOS logic, give the various techniques you know to minimize power consumption

861


What does it mean “the channel is pinched off”?

847


What are the changes that are provided to meet design power targets?

652


Can single bit of a port be accessed in 8051?

639


Tell me how do you detect if two 8-bit signals are same?

698


As you know a vast majority of high performance embedded systems today use risc architecture why?

493


What is the function of ale and how does it works?

592


What is meant by priority of interrupt?

606


Design a divide-by-3 sequential circuit with 50% duty circle now?

664


What is the purpose of the biu in the 8086?

613