Quick Start Semiconductor Technician program pre-assessment

Are you ready? Complete the pre-assessment form below to see if you’re ready to start the Quick Start Semiconductor Technician program.

You need to answer 12 out of the 15 questions correctly to move forward in the application process. If you do not receive a passing score on your first attempt, you may take this pre-assessment one more time. After two unsuccessful attempts, we ask that you wait one month before trying again.

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Personal information

What is the best way to contact you?*
Which county do you live in?*
What pronouns do you prefer?*
How did you hear about this training?*
Are you available to attend training 4 hours per day for 2 weeks, Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm?*
The positions require candidates to regularly lift loads up to 25 lbs, walk 3-5 miles, and stand or sit for up to 9 hours within a shift. Are you able to meet this requirement?*
Are you able to work on a night or day shift compressed work week schedule? Shifts are 12 hours long and alternate between 3 and 4 days a week.*
Do you have reliable transportation?*
Do you have a high school diploma or GED?*
Are you a current or former green or blue badge worker at Intel?*

Demographic information

The following questions are NOT required and will not automatically qualify or disqualify you for this training. All other qualifications being equal, priority of acceptance for this training is being given to women and people of color.
Which of the following most accurately describes you? Choose all that apply.
Race (select all that apply)
Are you of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity?

Pre-assessment questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an important question to consider when thinking critically about data?*
2. Employees who demonstrate motivation and initiative are eager to share ideas. When coming up with solutions to workplace problems, an employee should*
3. Your department manufactures 2,150 thermostats in one week and 25 are defective and discarded. How many thermostats did your department contribute to inventory for the week?*
4. The temperature in a restaurant freezer is -19 degrees Celsius. The temperature in the kitchen is 24 degrees Celsius. What is the difference in temperature?*
5. After examining the database, the manager found that 12.5% of the records were corrupt. What is the decimal value of 12.5%?*
6. In 2020, the company claimed that 75% of its energy use was from renewable sources. What is 75% expressed as a fraction?*
7. Which of the following describes the sales of medical instruments based on the graph below?*
The sale of medical instruments was $1000 in 2011 and $2500 in 2012
8. What is the purpose of the graphic below?*
DVD player with connected audio and video cables. The loose end of the cables are next to a television and are labeled 'to TV's audio in' and 'to TV's video in'
9. What is the temperature according to the gauge below?*
Thermometer with the temperature reading halfway between 0 and -20 degrees F
10. Which of the following is not a step when there are problems with the machine according to the announcement below?*
Announcement: As you may know, we are having problems with some machines on Line A. Please be patient as we try to correct the problems. When you first begin your workday, make sure that your machine is not unplugged. The service person, who works on the problems at night, sometimes does not plug them back into the sockets. Second, carefully watch the control panel as you work. If the machine overheats, quickly turn it off. Then, turn on the fan and set it on high to cool down the machine. Finally, report the problem to the floor manager. We hope to have the problems corrected soon.
11. Which of the following is the last step if there is a problem with the machine according to the announcement below?*
Announcement: As you may know, we are having problems with some machines on Line A. Please be patient as we try to correct the problems. When you first begin your workday, make sure that your machine is not unplugged. The service person, who works on the problems at night, sometimes does not plug them back into the sockets. Second, carefully watch the control panel as you work. If the machine overheats, quickly turn it off. Then, turn on the fan and set it on high to cool down the machine. Finally, report the problem to the floor manager. We hope to have the problems corrected soon.

Video questions

Watch the video below and select the answer to the following four questions.

Watch the video
12. What are semiconductors made out of?*
13. Silicon dioxide in the sand has to be converted into*
14. After coating the wafers with a photoresist layer, the wafer surface is*
15. After all processes have been completed, the entire layer of the chip has been deposited on the wafer. The wafer is then heated to*
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