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Course contents

  • How to Use This Puzzle Bank
  • SystemVerilog Language Puzzles25
  • Difficulty Guide
  • Full Topic Map
  • Interview-Day Tips
  • OOP & Testbench Puzzles25
  • Concurrency & Timing Puzzles25
  • Randomization & Constraint Puzzles25
  • SVA Assertion Puzzles25
  • Functional Coverage Puzzles25
  • Logic & Aptitude Puzzles25
    • Classic Brain Teasers
    • Probability Puzzles
    • Digital Logic Puzzles
    • Debugging Riddles
    • Logic & Aptitude Puzzles: Tricky Q&A
  • Scenario & Debug Puzzles25
  • Interview Prep: Puzzle Rounds5
  • DV Puzzle Cheatsheet
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‹DV Interview Puzzles
  1. Topics
  2. DV Interview Puzzles
  3. Logic & Aptitude Puzzles

VLSI DV Interview Puzzles · All levels

Logic & Aptitude Puzzles

Puzzle-centric drill set for DV interviews: exact reasoning for brain teasers, probability, digital logic construction, and fast bug forensics under pressure.

  • 5topics
  • 25lessons

Topics in this section

  1. 1Classic Brain Teasers6 lessons
    • 9 Balls, 1 Heavier, 2 Weighings
    • 2 Eggs and 100 Floors
    • Burning Ropes to Measure 45 Minutes
    • Measure 4 Liters with 3L and 5L Jugs
    • Bridge and Torch (1, 2, 7, 10 Minutes)
    • 100 Prisoners and One Light Switch
  2. 2Probability Puzzles6 lessons
    • Biased Coin to Fair Bit (Von Neumann)
    • Expected Tosses Until First HH
    • Two Children, At Least One Boy
    • Monty Hall Switching Odds
    • Birthday Collision Threshold
    • Bayes on Failing Test Alerts
  3. 3Digital Logic Puzzles6 lessons
    • Build XOR Using Only 2:1 MUXes
    • AND/OR/NOT from One 2:1 MUX Each
    • Minimum NAND Gates for XOR
    • Overlapping 1011 Sequence Detector
    • Mod-6 Counter Behavior Check
    • Metastability MTBF Improvement Estimate
  4. 4Debugging Riddles6 lessons
    • Scoreboard Sees Previous-Cycle Data
    • Reset Release Causes Occasional X State
    • always_comb with NBA and Missing Else
    • UVM Analysis Port Handle Reuse
    • join_any Timeout Ghost Thread
    • Randomization Always Fails: Hidden Unsat
  5. 5Logic & Aptitude Puzzles: Tricky Q&A1 lesson
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    What this section covers

    Puzzle-centric drill set for DV interviews: exact reasoning for brain teasers, probability, digital logic construction, and fast bug forensics under pressure.

    Topics

    Diagram
    Classic Brain Teasers — 6 puzzles
    Probability Puzzles — 6 puzzles
    Digital Logic Puzzles — 6 puzzles
    Debugging Riddles — 6 puzzles

    How to practice

    1. Open each topic and attempt every puzzle cold, writing your predicted answer first.

    2. Only then read the step-by-step solution and confirm the exact answer.

    3. Re-read the 'why candidates get it wrong' note — that is the actual interview signal.

    4. Finish with the section Q&A to rehearse explaining the rule out loud.

    Related topics

    • VLSI DV Interview Puzzles hub

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    See also

    • How to Use This Puzzle Bank
    • SystemVerilog Language Puzzles
    • Difficulty Guide