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The Yield Partnership: Intel and PDF Solutions Tackle Advanced Nodes

The Yield Partnership: Intel and PDF Solutions Tackle Advanced Nodes
by Daniel Nenni on 06-19-2026 at 6:00 am

Intel and PDF Solutions Tackle Advanced Nodes

One of the most difficult things to do in life is ask for help. This is inherently a big problem in the semiconductor industry dating back to the IDM days where silos of secrecy were established. As a result Intel has struggled with yield since the 14nm FinFET process nodes.

On the outside PDF Solutions is a publicly traded semiconductor… Read More


Feed Forward Intelligence: Enabling Testability in the Chiplets Era

Feed Forward Intelligence: Enabling Testability in the Chiplets Era
by Kalar Rajendiran on 06-18-2026 at 6:00 am

Data Feed Forward Architecture

The semiconductor industry is entering a new era in which advanced packaging and chiplets-based architectures are becoming the primary drivers of system-level innovation. As traditional process-node scaling becomes increasingly complex and expensive, manufacturers are turning to heterogeneous integration, combining… Read More


From Point Solutions to Agentic AI Ecosystems: Semiconductor Process Control Depends on Its Past

From Point Solutions to Agentic AI Ecosystems: Semiconductor Process Control Depends on Its Past
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-11-2026 at 10:00 am

Agentic AI Natural Language Interaction with Analytics

Agentic AI is often presented as a revolutionary shift in semiconductor manufacturing, driven by large language models and generative AI. However, this framing overlooks an important reality: today’s advances are built on decades of prior work. As Jonathan Holt of PDF Solutions emphasizes in his recent keynote at the APCM 2026Read More


Two Paths for AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Platform Integration vs. Point Solutions

Two Paths for AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Platform Integration vs. Point Solutions
by Kalar Rajendiran on 04-23-2026 at 10:00 am

Looking Forward Slide

 

Semiconductor manufacturing has become one of the most data-intensive industrial environments in the world, and AI is rapidly becoming central to how fabs operate and optimize. Yet, rather than converging on a single model for AI adoption, the industry is evolving along two distinct paths. One centered on platform-scale… Read More


WEBINAR: Beyond Moore’s Law and The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence

WEBINAR: Beyond Moore’s Law and The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence
by Daniel Nenni on 04-16-2026 at 6:00 am

The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence

This is a live panel with industry experts who are on the leading edge of AI in semiconductor manufacturing. This is a must attend event for all levels of semiconductor professionals. I hope to see you there. 

The semiconductor industry faces unprecedented challenges as it pushes toward advanced nodes below 3nm, managing exponential… Read More


Operationalizing Secure Semiconductor Collaboration: Safely, Globally, and at Scale

Operationalizing Secure Semiconductor Collaboration: Safely, Globally, and at Scale
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-09-2026 at 6:00 am

Collaboration Framework

Semiconductor manufacturing is among the most complex industrial activities in existence. As device geometries shrink and systems become more interconnected, software has become as critical as process technology itself. Modern fabs depend on extensive automation, real-time analytics, and deep integration between tools,… Read More


Why PDF Solutions Is Positioning Itself at the Center of the Semiconductor Ecosystem

Why PDF Solutions Is Positioning Itself at the Center of the Semiconductor Ecosystem
by Kalar Rajendiran on 02-10-2026 at 6:00 am

PDF Solutions Thank You

The semiconductor industry is on track to exceed one trillion dollars in annual revenue by the end of the decade, propelled by AI, advanced computing, and edge applications. Yet beneath this growth lies a structural shift. Manufacturing complexity is rising faster than the industry’s ability to manage it. As architectures move… Read More


Manufacturing Is Strategy: Leadership Lessons from the Semiconductor Front Lines

Manufacturing Is Strategy: Leadership Lessons from the Semiconductor Front Lines
by Kalar Rajendiran on 01-21-2026 at 10:00 am

PDF Fireside Chat Dinner Wideshot Dec 3, 2025

This article is an editorial synthesis of a fireside chat between Tom Caulfield, Executive Chairman of GlobalFoundries, and John Kibarian, CEO of PDF Solutions that took place on December 3rd 2025, during the PDF Solutions Users Conference. John Kibarian led the conversation to get Tom Caulfield’s perspectives on leadership… Read More


PDF Solutions’ AI-Driven Collaboration & Smarter Decisions

PDF Solutions’ AI-Driven Collaboration & Smarter Decisions
by Kalar Rajendiran on 12-23-2025 at 10:00 am

11 Commandments of AI Application Adoption

When most people hear the term PDF, they immediately think of a PDF file, a universal, platform-independent way to share electronic documents.

There is, however, another PDF that many outside the semiconductor industry may not be familiar with. And this PDF actually predates the PDF file format. It is short for PDF Solutions, … Read More


PDF Solutions Charts a Course for the Future at Its User Conference and Analyst Day

PDF Solutions Charts a Course for the Future at Its User Conference and Analyst Day
by Mike Gianfagna on 11-04-2025 at 8:19 am

PDF Solutions Charts a Course for the Future at Its User Conference and Analyst Day

Every major supplier has its user event. This is usually where the latest innovations from the company are revealed and progress over the past year is promoted. While there may be user presentations and exhibits, the primary focus is typically the vendor communicating its messages to the user base. The upcoming PDF Solutions Users… Read More