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TI has a fixed procedure for the job as well as for 

internship.
Round 1: Online test
It consists of 20
aptitude question in 20 min (which are bit easy if
you are preparing for CAT) and 20 technical questions in 30
min. 
Aptitude question can be done by a little practice. They generally ask on logical reasoning and
quant. (Don't remember much though)  
Aptitude question can be practiced from:
http://www.indiabix.com/aptitude/questions-and-answers/
practice one problem set from each of the categories.

Technical questions are majorly asked from


bode plot, RC circuits (see
below), simple op-amps configurations, LP and HP filter
(frequency analysis), a bit of a pole-zero (control system) and
the question on the configuration of Common
Source/emitter, Common gate/base, common drain/collector.
It would be easy as you will be preparing for the interview.

P.S.: online test and CGPA cutoff of 7 are the criteria for filtering the students. You will be
filtered from the pool. Generally, 10% of the people are called for the interview.      

Round 2:
How to prepare for the technical interview for an internship in TI? 
Focus on the following topics

 basics of BJT, MOS, op-amps 


 Resistor network (basics JEE mains level questions)
 RC circuits (intuition method) -- TI focuses more on how the circuit
will behave if we give a step response to the circuit, rather than their
mathematical solution. 
 Sometimes they do ask questions on Digital Design, Signal and System
and Control Systems but go through these courses only when you are
thorough with RC circuits and MOS circuits. 
Then the biggest challenge is resource,  where to study from?
Look at the following links/resources:
 Electrical and Magnetic Circuits -> IIT-Madras Course by Nagendra
Krishnapura (complete the course for RC circuits)
http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/videolectures/doku.php?
id=ec1010_2014nk:start
 Question from Ch3 of Fundamentals of electrical engineering by
Bobrow. (Resistor network, RC, RLC circuits)
 Ch2 of Analog Electronics by LK Maheshwari.
 For Signal and systems and control system use good online resources. 
In Signal and system focus on Fourier transform, Fourier series, Z-
transform etc just the basics. For control system: the block level
analysis of parallel paths, feedback, pole zero, nyquist criteria for
stability etc.

Remember, Smile a lot. They are looking for a person who is good with
concepts as well as who is cheerful. Please look at the following video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Me4q5h2kPg
 Please Note: No hi-fi internships or research papers needed because TI
has the coolest policy. The person who takes the interview generally
doesn't look at your resume. They are interested more in your concepts
and not your internships or research papers.   

How to prepare for the technical interview for the job?


Technical round are started with a small introduction and they jump directly to Low pass filter or
RC circuit, time and frequency analysis. and keep on adding the components trying to make it
complicated. They love step response and only interested in the output (step response is drawn
along with the output).

 Questions on opamps and pole-zero concept. 


 Stability, feedback, PLL, differential amplifiers and current mirrors. 
 MOS characteristics and nonlinear effects (short channel, leakage
current, latch-up... etc) and how can we overcome them.
On the higher side: Design of 2 a two stage op amp or when to use a cross-coupled differential
amplifier, how to bias, increase or decrease gain.

Many a time it depends on the team who is taking the interview. sometimes they ask questions
on topics that are least expected like BJTs, Power electronics, digital design and microprocessor,
robotics (embedded) and even VLSI(adders, Elmore delay model). But even if you are not very
clear with these concepts that's fine. But build a strong foundation for MOSFET and its
concepts. 
 
In addition, to the above-mentioned resources also look for the following:

 Analog Circuits by Dr. Nagendra or Dr. Shanti Pavan 


http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/videolectures/doku.php?
id=ee3002_2015nk:start
 Analog IC Design by Nagendra or Dr. Shanti
Pavan http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/videolectures/doku.php?
id=ee5320_2016:start
 Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated circuit, 4th edition Gray
Meyer -- (complete book or at least till Ch 9) --> till ch 9 is minimum 
 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits by Razavi till ch 8 (at least)
They look if you are good with basics. Try to analyze the problem with an open mind and don't
jump into mathematics and big equations. Be good with the explanation of the concepts and its
application.
 
Round 3(optional): Sometimes they go for another technical round and ask some more
technical question (above preparation would be enough) and some puzzles. To prepare for
puzzles google the most common puzzles being asked in the interview. link:
http://puzzlersworld.com/puzzles/interview-puzzles/ 

Round 4: Human Resource -HR interview(General question) about yourself, why not MS? Why
TI? Why engineering? What are your strengths and weakness?

You are almost selected if you have reached till HR round unless you screw up big time. 

Start preparing for TI from your third year and you will get through.

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