Texas Instruments - interview guide

Texas Instruments interview questions - a complete guide

According to reports, in TI's online test you choose your profile (analog, digital or others) and get technical questions for it. Here is preparation for both analog and digital.

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About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments makes analog and embedded chips - power management, amplifiers, data converters and microcontrollers used in cars, factories and gadgets. TI's long-established, large design centre is in Bengaluru, and hiring of ECE/EEE freshers is commonly reported.

This guide covers 13 Texas Instruments interview questions with answers - what each question checks and how to answer it - plus the Texas Instruments interview process, round by round, a 7-day preparation plan for freshers, tips and the mistakes to avoid.

Texas Instruments hiring process

  1. Online test

    Aptitude and technical sections by profile - reports say you choose from profiles such as analog or digital.

  2. Technical interviews (1-3)

    Core electronics - BJTs, MOSFETs and op-amps in analog; counters, muxes, timing and synchronizers in digital.

  3. HR

    Reports say it also checks whether you will stay for the long term.

Texas Instruments does not publish its India fresher interview process in detail (as of our check). This is based on candidate reports - many of them for experienced roles, so the fresher process can differ. Confirm with the recruiter.

Sources (checked 16 October 2026): TI Careers. Hiring processes change - read the official notice before you apply.

Texas Instruments interview questions and answers

Analog

  1. 1.What are the characteristics of an ideal op-amp?

    What they're checking
    The first analog question.
    How to answer
    Infinite gain, infinite input impedance (zero input current), zero output impedance, infinite bandwidth and zero offset. Then say where a real op-amp differs.

  2. 2.How do you find the gain of an inverting amplifier?

    What they're checking
    Understanding the virtual ground.
    How to answer
    With negative feedback both inputs are nearly equal - the inverting input is a 'virtual ground'. Input current = Vin/Rin, the same flows through Rf, so Vout = -(Rf/Rin) x Vin.

  3. 3.What are a BJT's three operating regions - which one for an amplifier and which for a switch?

    What they're checking
    Device basics.
    How to answer
    Cutoff (off), active (amplifier), saturation (fully on). A switch moves between cutoff and saturation; an amplifier works in the active region.

  4. 4.When is a MOSFET in the saturation region?

    What they're checking
    MOSFET basics.
    How to answer
    NMOS: Vgs > Vth and Vds >= Vgs - Vth. Then the current hardly depends on Vds - the region used for amplifiers.

  5. 5.What is the cutoff frequency of an RC low-pass filter?

    What they're checking
    Filters.
    How to answer
    fc = 1/(2πRC). At this frequency the output is about 70.7% of the input (-3 dB); higher frequencies keep falling.

  6. 6.What benefits does negative feedback give an amplifier?

    What they're checking
    Design thinking.
    How to answer
    Stable gain (less dependent on components), wider bandwidth, less distortion - in exchange for somewhat lower gain.

Digital and embedded

  1. 7.How would you build NOT, AND and OR gates from a 2:1 mux?

    What they're checking
    The universality of a mux.
    How to answer
    AND: select = A, input0 = 0, input1 = B. OR: select = A, input0 = B, input1 = 1. NOT: select = A, input0 = 1, input1 = 0.

  2. 8.Why use a 2 flip-flop synchronizer to pass a signal between clock domains?

    What they're checking
    Metastability - reported in interviews.
    How to answer
    Relative to the other clock, the signal can violate setup/hold and the flip-flop can go metastable. The second flip-flop gives it a full cycle to settle. For multi-bit data, a FIFO or handshake.

  3. 9.How would you design a mod-6 counter?

    What they're checking
    Counters.
    How to answer
    3 flip-flops (0 to 5). Reset as soon as the count reaches 6 (110) - an asynchronous reset can glitch, so a synchronous design is better.

  4. 10.A 12-bit ADC with a 3.3 V reference - how many volts is one step (LSB)?

    What they're checking
    Data converters - a big TI business.
    How to answer
    3.3 / 4096 = about 0.8 mV. The ADC can't catch any change smaller than that.

  5. 11.What is the difference between a Moore and a Mealy machine?

    What they're checking
    FSM basics.
    How to answer
    In Moore the output depends only on the state; in Mealy on the state and the input. Mealy often needs fewer states and responds sooner, but an input glitch can reach the output.

HR

  1. 12.Are you planning to leave soon for higher studies?

    What they're checking
    Reports say it checks whether you will stay.
    How to answer
    Honestly, but clearly - your plan to learn and build a career at TI. Don't lie, but show your commitment.

  2. 13.Why Texas Instruments?

    What they're checking
    Motivation.
    How to answer
    Your interest in analog/embedded - a lab, a project or a TI chip/board you have used (such as a LaunchPad).

7-day preparation plan for the Texas Instruments interview

  1. Day 1: Op-amps - ideal, inverting/non-inverting, feedback.
  2. Day 2: BJTs and MOSFETs - regions and biasing.
  3. Day 3: Filters and basic signals.
  4. Day 4: Digital - muxes, counters, FSMs.
  5. Day 5: Timing and clock domain crossing.
  6. Day 6: ADC/DAC and microcontroller basics + aptitude.
  7. Day 7: A mock technical + HR.

Preparation tips

  • Choose your strong profile in the online test - analog or digital.
  • Analog: op-amps, BJTs, MOSFETs and filters - intuition with the formulas.
  • Digital: counters, FSMs, timing, metastability.
  • Remember the circuit-level details of your core project.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Remembering formulas without understanding what they mean.
  • Choosing a profile you have prepared less for.
  • A vague answer about commitment in HR.

Frequently asked questions

What is in the Texas Instruments online test?

According to reports, aptitude and technical questions for the profile you choose (such as analog or digital).

How many rounds are there in the TI interview?

Commonly 1-3 technical rounds and one HR.

Does TI hire CS students?

Most hiring is reported for core electronics (ECE/EEE); there are software and embedded roles too.

Where is TI's India design centre?

In Bengaluru.

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