Digital RTL design and verilog interview questions

This course is designed to equip students and professionals with the core knowledge and practical skills required to excel in interviews for roles involving RTL (Register Transfer Level) design using Verilog. Through focused lessons and technical discussions, the class will build a strong foundation in digital design principles, Verilog coding techniques, and industry-relevant synthesis practices. By the end of the course, participants will be well-prepared to confidently tackle both theoretical and practical questions commonly asked in digital design and hardware verification interviews.

Class Topics:
1. Introduction
• Overview of RTL design roles in the semiconductor industry
• Expectations in technical interviews
• Key tools and design flow in digital design (EDA tools, simulation, synthesis)
2. Digital Design and Verilog
• Fundamentals of digital systems: combinational and sequential logic
• Introduction to Verilog: modules, ports, data types
• Writing basic Verilog code for common digital blocks
3. Logic Gates and Encoding
• Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, and gate-level design
• Multiplexers, decoders, encoders, and priority encoders
• Practical Verilog implementations of logic gates and encoding schemes
4. Synthesizable Verilog
• Difference between synthesizable and non-synthesizable Verilog
• RTL coding best practices for synthesis
• Designing FSMs (Finite State Machines), datapaths, and control logic
• Common synthesis issues and how to avoid them

Who Should Attend:
Final-year engineering students, recent graduates, or professionals preparing for VLSI design, RTL development, or hardware engineering interviews.

Outcome:
A strong grasp of digital design and Verilog fundamentals, the ability to write and analyze synthesizable RTL code, and readiness to face technical interviews confidently.