AMD Hardware Design Interview Practice
RTL fundamentals, processor pipelines, verification, memory systems, assertions and interface protocols.
Independent preparation resource: HDLForge is not affiliated with AMD. These are practice problems selected for relevant hardware skills; they are not presented as leaked or guaranteed interview questions.
What to practise
RTL fundamentals, buses, memory structures, CDC, pipelines and accelerator-oriented datapaths.
Practice set
Work through these problems without looking at solutions first. Explain assumptions, edge cases and verification strategy as if an interviewer were reviewing the design.
Synchronous FIFO
Implement a synchronous parameterized FIFO with ready/valid-style enqueue and dequeue controls.Small Register File
Implement a 4-entry register file with one synchronous write port and two asynchronous read ports.Ready/Valid Skid Buffer
Build a one-entry skid buffer that preserves data when downstream backpressure arrives.Simple Dual-Port RAM
Infer a small synchronous-write, asynchronous-read dual-port memory.Asynchronous-Assert Reset Synchronizer
Create a two-flop reset synchronizer with asynchronous assertion and synchronous deassertion.APB Register Peripheral
Build a minimal APB peripheral exposing one 32-bit read/write register.AXI-Lite Write Register Slave
Implement the write side of a single-register AXI-Lite slave.Toggle-Based Pulse Synchronizer
Transfer a one-cycle pulse between unrelated clock domains using a toggle synchronizer.Valid-Tagged Pipelined Multiplier
Implement a one-cycle-latency signed multiplier with an aligned valid signal, a common accelerator pipeline building block.2x2 Matrix Multiply Datapath
Implement a small combinational 2x2 signed matrix-multiply datapath.
Implement a synchronous parameterized FIFO with ready/valid-style enqueue and dequeue controls.Small Register File
Implement a 4-entry register file with one synchronous write port and two asynchronous read ports.Ready/Valid Skid Buffer
Build a one-entry skid buffer that preserves data when downstream backpressure arrives.Simple Dual-Port RAM
Infer a small synchronous-write, asynchronous-read dual-port memory.Asynchronous-Assert Reset Synchronizer
Create a two-flop reset synchronizer with asynchronous assertion and synchronous deassertion.APB Register Peripheral
Build a minimal APB peripheral exposing one 32-bit read/write register.AXI-Lite Write Register Slave
Implement the write side of a single-register AXI-Lite slave.Toggle-Based Pulse Synchronizer
Transfer a one-cycle pulse between unrelated clock domains using a toggle synchronizer.Valid-Tagged Pipelined Multiplier
Implement a one-cycle-latency signed multiplier with an aligned valid signal, a common accelerator pipeline building block.2x2 Matrix Multiply Datapath
Implement a small combinational 2x2 signed matrix-multiply datapath.
Recommended projects
Projects give you deeper material to discuss after the shorter interview exercises.
Three-Stage Pipelined RISC-V Core
Strong evidence of RTL design, control-path reasoning and processor fundamentals.RISC-V Core Verification
Demonstrates processor verification, debug discipline and coverage-driven thinking.UVM Verification Environment for an AXI4-Lite Peripheral
Shows that you can verify a realistic bus-connected block end to end.
Strong evidence of RTL design, control-path reasoning and processor fundamentals.RISC-V Core Verification
Demonstrates processor verification, debug discipline and coverage-driven thinking.UVM Verification Environment for an AXI4-Lite Peripheral
Shows that you can verify a realistic bus-connected block end to end.
How to use this track
- Start with the RTL and architecture problems to identify weak fundamentals.
- Repeat the set under time pressure and explain your reasoning aloud.
- For every RTL answer, state reset behavior, edge cases and how you would verify it.
- Build one related project deeply enough to discuss architecture, bugs, verification and trade-offs.