I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
4 rounds of 30 mins each. First interview was based on resume and some information about the company. What kind of work they do and what kind of work you would be doing. One interview related with basic algorithm knowledge. One interview related with your projects and the last coding interview. Basic concepts asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the pipeline concept in Computer Architecture.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Applied Materials in Mar 2017
Interview
30 minute call, present slides on research and tell us about how you got involved in this work, what do you know/don't you know, how familiar you are with our processes, etc.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2016
Interview
Applied online for college intern position through company website. Scheduled an interview for phone round and got a confirmation after a week. I confirmed the offer and then got offer letter in another 2 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was asked a couple of questions related to threads, deadlocks, dictionary etc.