PDF Solutions
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| Company type | Public |
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| Nasdaq: PDFS S&P 600 Component | |
| Industry | Big Data Analytics Semiconductor |
| Founded | 1991 |
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| Headquarters | Santa Clara, California, United States |
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| Revenue | US$ 165.8 million (2023) |
PDF Solutions, Inc. is an American multinational software and engineering services company based in Santa Clara, California. The company is listed in the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol PDFS.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]PDF Solutions was co-founded in 1991 by John Kibarian and Kimon Michaels. Kibarian was appointed CEO in 2000,[2] and in July 2001, the company went public.[1]
Acquisitions
[edit | edit source]In October 2006, PDF Solutions purchased Si Automation for $26.6 million in cash.[3]
In 2019, the company purchased assets from StreamMosaic.[4]
PDF Solutions acquired Cimetrix Incorporated in November 2020.[5] In July 2023, the company acquired Lantern Machinery Analytics.[6]
Corporate affairs
[edit | edit source]Financial results
[edit | edit source]The following is an overview of the main financial results from recent years:
| Data | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Net revenues (in million) | $107.461 | $101.871 | $85.794 | $85.585 | $88.064 | $111.060 | $148.549 | $165.835 |
| Net income (in million) | $9.103 | -$1.337 | -$7.716 | -$5.418 | -$40.363 | -$21.488 | -$3.429 | $3.105 |
Products and services
[edit | edit source]According to PDF Solutions the company currently serves more than 500 clients in 36 countries, including brands like TSMC, Intel, Analog Devices and Qualcomm.[7] Clients come from the fields of foundries, semiconductor design companies and equipment manufacturers.[8]
The company produces software, hardware and semiconductor-based intellectual property (IP) to provide advanced data management and analytics that support the manufacturing and testing of integrated circuits and systems on chips used in electronic devices such as smartphones, computers and the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) of modern automobiles.[9]
See also
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- ^ "PDF Solutions, Inc.". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2025-10-22 – via SEC Archives.
