Chipress

We are thrilled to announce that, the second edition of “Crack the Hardware Interview” is released!

We published the first edition of this book series in early 2024, and received quite a few positive feedback. The second edition is still structured in the same way as how the modern ASIC / VLSI industry partitions the workflow. However, both books in this series have been extensively rewritten.

In Book 1 “Architecture and Micro-Architecture”, we removed contents that are easily accessible online. We added contents on software APIs, DRAM and DDR memory controllers in Part 1, and contents such as cache design, FIFO sizing, hardware based data sorter, etc. in Part 2.

In Book 2 “Verification, Implementation, Synthesis & Power”, we significantly updated Formal Verification questions in Part 1, refreshed Implementation and Power chapters in Part 2, and improved the Front-End Design Checklist in Part 3.

As hardware engineers, we understand how stressful and struggling the interview process can be. We hope our book series can come to a rescue.