PDF Solutions

10/16/2026

Day 1 of PDF CONNECT 2026 is complete, and day 2 is underway in San Francisco.

Yesterday we opened with keynotes and spent the afternoon on solutions, demos, and panels. The room was engaged from the first session to the last.

We closed the night with a dinner panel. It was a great conversation and a strong end to the day.

Today we go deeper:
▪️ Technical demos and deep dives
▪️ Hands-on workshops with our platform
▪️ One-on-one time with our product managers and developers

At PDF Solutions, we built PDF Solutions CONNECT for these conversations. Semiconductor analytics and AI move forward when the people doing the work compare notes.

Find out more: https://events.pdf.com/connect2026/

10/14/2026

PDF Solutions CONNECT 2026 kicks off tomorrow, and we can’t wait to welcome you. 🎉

Friday, October 16 is breakout day the conference. Here is what is on the agenda:

🔹Advanced Test
🔹Scalable Analytics
🔹LLM-Based Solutions
🔹Equipment Solutions, Integration, AI, & Connectivity
🔹Exensio® Aurora: Design and Development Strategy

These sessions bring our experts, partners, and customers together to talk about the real work of semiconductor data, test, and AI.

Ready to join us? Registration details are at: https://events.pdf.com/connect2026/

See you at CONNECT 2026.

10/13/2026

We’re at SEMICON West, booth #549!

Our team is on the floor, and we’re excited to be here.

Catch our speaker sessions:

Tuesday, Oct 13
1:00 PM: SecureWise®
1:30 PM: Exensio® Vision Intelligence

Wednesday, Oct 14
11:00 AM: Exensio® Aurora
11:30 AM: Exensio® Vision Intelligence
1:00 PM: Advanced Test
1:30 PM: Cimetrix® EquipmentControlFoundation

Stop by booth 549 to talk data & analytics, test, and equipment connectivity control with our experts.

10/12/2026

PDF Solutions CONNECT 2026 is almost here! ✨

One of the best ways to experience PDF Solutions CONNECT is at our Demo Stations.

Eight hands-on stations. Eight ways to see what we build.

From Exensio® StudioAI and Vision Intelligence to Cimetrix® Next-Gen Equipment Solutions, our Sapience™ Manufacturing Hub, and secureWISE® Remote Equipment Monitoring, there is something for everyone.

Our teams will be at each station, ready to walk you through the technology and answer your questions.

Which solution are you most eager to see in action?

If you haven't registered, there is still time! https://events.pdf.com/connect2026/

10/08/2026

Who decides where a tested wafer goes next? 🔍

In Semiconductor Engineering’s look at sub-2nm manufacturing, John Kibarian, CEO of PDF Solutions, points to a gap in advanced packaging. When a wafer is tested at the foundry, no one knows where those chips will be packaged, assembled, and tested.

At PDF Solutions, we call the answer the orchestration layer. It is a low-code or no-code way to connect your apps, including PLM, ERP, and MES systems.

Bring together engineering data, manufacturing yield data, and design automation information, and AI can make the right call without a human in the loop.

At these dimensions, every handoff counts.

Read the full article here: https://semiengineering.com/redefining-processes-at-sub-2nm/

10/07/2026

PDF CONNECT is just around the corner. We kick off October 15, and we are still taking final registrations.

One session you will not want to miss: our keynote from John Kibarian, President and CEO of PDF Solutions. His talk, "Next Generation PDF Solutions Platform for the Global Semiconductor Industry," shares where we are taking our platform and what it means for our customers and partners.

Whether you are a longtime customer or new to PDF Solutions, this is a great chance to hear our direction straight from our CEO and connect with others across the industry.

Spots are filling up. Register today: https://events.pdf.com/connect2026/

10/06/2026

Fabs are getting more done with the equipment they already have. Robots handle routine inspections. Cobots handle precise maintenance. Data keeps every process on target.

Semiconductor Engineering's latest feature looks at how it all fits together, and four of our experts at PDF Solutions are part of the conversation.

Alan Weber, Vice President of New Product Innovations, explains why shrinking devices make nearly every process more sensitive to variation. Patrick Pannese, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, covers how variation shows up across chambers, recipes, and maintenance cycles. Steve Zamek, Director of Product Management, outlines why tool matching protects fab capacity. Jon Holt, Worldwide Fab Applications Solutions Manager, shows why connecting material, equipment, and wafer data matters most.

At PDF Solutions, we help manufacturers turn that data into better control and higher yield. Take a look at the full article:

https://semiengineering.com/how-robotics-and-intelligent-equipment-control-drive-next-gen-fab-productivity/

Behind the scenes, advanced equipment control and robotics are enabling higher levels of repeatability, tool uptime, and yield.

10/05/2026

AI is reshaping how the semiconductor industry works together, not just how it analyzes data.

Kimon W. Michaels, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Products and Solutions at PDF Solutions, joined the SemiWiki podcast to break down our new AI platform and what's ahead at CONNECT 2026.

In the conversation, he covers:
✅ Why AI-enabled analytics are becoming mission-critical infrastructure, not a side project
✅ How our platform connects fabs, OSATs, and equipment vendors across the supply chain
✅ What attendees can expect from CONNECT, our flagship event for semiconductor analytics and AI

At PDF Solutions, we built this platform because engineering teams need clean, connected data before AI can deliver real value. Kimon's perspective lays out exactly how we're getting there.

Listen to the full episode: https://semiwiki.com/podcast/podcast-ep370-an-overview-of-pdf-solutions-new-ai-platform-and-upcoming-connect-event-with-kimon-w-michaels/

Register for CONNECT 2026 to hear more in person: https://events.pdf.com/connect2026/

10/02/2026

A single atom can now change how a chip performs. That's the reality of sub-2nm manufacturing.

Our CEO, John Kibarian, recently spoke with Semiconductor Engineering about one of the industry's biggest blind spots: once a wafer leaves the foundry, nobody tracks where it goes next, or how it gets packaged and tested.

At PDF Solutions, we call the fix for this the orchestration layer. It connects PLM, ERP, MES, and design data so AI can make manufacturing decisions without a person manually bridging the gap.

As chips move toward chiplets and hybrid bonding, this kind of connected data isn't optional. It's how the industry keeps yield and reliability under control.

Read the full article here: https://semiengineering.com/redefining-processes-at-sub-2nm/

10/01/2026

Here's a question we ask our customers all the time: what does equipment degradation actually cost you?

Usually, the answer is scrapped units, wasted tester time, and wasted engineering time, because the problem wasn't caught early enough.

With a controller in place, that changes. We can detect the signal in real time, right while testing is happening, and trigger an alarm and a work order before it becomes a bigger issue.

🎥 Take a look at the attached video, featuring Massimo Longeretti from a previous PDF Solutions user conference, for the full breakdown.

Want to see where this is headed next? Join us at CONNECT 2026.

Register here: https://events.pdf.com/connect2026/