PDF Solutions, Inc.
Key statistics
from XBRL data in SEC filingsAI briefing
from the latest 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K eventsPDF Solutions provides data analytics and characterization solutions for the semiconductor and electronics ecosystem.
What they do
The company offers a platform that ingests, contextualizes, and analyzes manufacturing data across semiconductor processes, from characterization to high-volume manufacturing, test, and assembly. Revenue comes from two categories: Platform (software licenses, maintenance, SaaS, engineering services, and DirectScan/CV systems) and Volume-based (Cimetrix runtime licenses, secureWISE data, and variable/royalty fees). Customers include IDMs, fabless companies, foundries, equipment manufacturers, EMS, ODMs, OSATs, and system houses.
Revenue drivers
- Exensio software and services — Part of Platform revenue; licenses, maintenance, and services; cited as a major customer win in Q2 2026.
- DirectScan systems — Included in Platform revenue; licenses and purchase contracts; major customer win in Q2 2026.
- secureWISE — Generates Volume-based revenue from data; major customer win in Q2 2026.
- Cimetrix runtime licenses — Volume-based revenue; recurring royalty-like fees from runtime licenses.
Recent performance
Q2 2026 total revenue was $61.5M, up 19% year-over-year and 2% sequentially from Q1 2026. GAAP net income was $4.3M ($0.10 diluted EPS), compared to $4.8M in Q1 2026 and $1.1M in Q2 2025. Ending backlog was $270.7M, up from $246.4M at Q1 2026 and $232.6M a year earlier. GAAP gross margin was 69% and non-GAAP gross margin 73%.
Strategy
The company is repositioning analytics as infrastructure: a shared data backbone across semiconductor manufacturing domains. Strategy rests on four pillars: differentiated data and process characterization, along with AI/ML applications for process control, assembly, and test. Management continues to invest significantly in R&D, particularly in DirectScan, Exensio, Sapience, and secureWISE. They aim to enable scaling of AI across the semiconductor ecosystem through a robust, secure data platform.
Risks
- R&D investment may not keep pace with technology changes — Substantial R&D spending on DirectScan, Exensio, Sapience, and secureWISE may not yield expected revenue or market share if offerings fail to meet demand.
- Revenue may be delayed by contract timing — Performing services or enabling hosted software before a signed contract could negatively impact financial results.
- Customer concentration — Dependence on Fortune 500 semiconductor and electronics customers means a loss of a major customer could materially hurt revenue.
- Competitive and technological change — New competitors or advances in semiconductor manufacturing and adjacent markets may render products obsolete or require larger investments than anticipated.
Outlook
Management reaffirmed a 20% annual revenue growth target for 2026, citing broad portfolio strength. Q2 2026 saw significant backlog increase, expected to contribute to revenue for several years. The company's CEO highlighted major wins in secureWISE, DirectScan, and Exensio as positive factors.