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PDF Solutions

US software company whose Exensio platform collects and analyzes manufacturing and test data so chipmakers can improve yield and quality.

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What it does

US software company whose Exensio platform collects and analyzes manufacturing and test data so chipmakers can improve yield and quality.

Why it matters

Its analytics and machine-learning tools sit inside chip factories and test floors; in 2025 it licensed Intel's Tiber AI Studio to build Exensio Studio AI. It is a data-software layer of chip production rather than a hardware supplier.

How it makes money

Sells software licenses, subscriptions and services to semiconductor and electronics manufacturers.

Geography

United States (Santa Clara, California)

AI stack position

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.

Same-layer peers

Same-layer peers share an editorial stack classification; that alone does not establish direct competition.

Connections (4)

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Current relationships (3)

PDF Solutions licensed AI software from Intel Corporation
Uses technology fromCurrent
PDF Solutions said it licensed Tiber AI Studio (formerly cnvrg.io) from Intel and integrated it into its Exensio platform as Exensio Studio AI.

Source: 2025-10-01 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Does not establish license terms, fees paid, exclusivity, or any Intel ownership stake in PDF Solutions.

PDF Solutions Announces Next Generation of its Exensio AI/ML Solution ↗
PDF Solutions supplies manufacturing analytics software to Intel Corporation
SuppliesCurrent
In PDF Solutions' release, Intel Foundry Automation's general manager said standardizing on Exensio analytics, including Exensio Studio AI, is key to Intel's manufacturing data infrastructure.

Source: 2025-10-01 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Quoted customer statement in a vendor release; does not establish contract value, scope of deployment across Intel fabs, or duration.

PDF Solutions Announces Next Generation of its Exensio AI/ML Solution ↗
Advantest invested in PDF Solutions
Invested inCurrent
Advantest said it bought 3,306,924 newly issued PDF Solutions shares for about $65.2 million in July 2020, alongside a partnership to build Advantest Cloud powered by PDF Exensio.

Source: 2020-07-30 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Describes a 2020 purchase; does not establish Advantest's current shareholding, influence or whether it still holds the shares.

Advantest and PDF Solutions Announce Partnership to Build Advantest Cloud Powered by Exensio ↗

Dated or announced (1)

Advantest partners on cloud test analytics with PDF Solutions
Partners withDated / announced
Advantest and PDF Solutions agreed in 2020 to develop Advantest Cloud powered by PDF Exensio and to license combined solutions, with Advantest committing to a five-year Exensio subscription.

Source: 2020-07-30 · reviewed 2026-09-26

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced 2020; current status not confirmed

Limits: 2020 agreement; does not establish the current status of the partnership after the five-year subscription term or revenue generated.

Advantest and PDF Solutions Announce Partnership to Build Advantest Cloud Powered by Exensio ↗

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