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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;17, 2003&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>
<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
<I>Under The Securities Act of 1933</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>25-1701361</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>333 West San Carlos Street, Suite&nbsp;700<BR>
San Jose, California 95110</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2001 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plans)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>P. STEVEN MELMAN<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
PDF Solutions, Inc.<BR>
333 West San Carlos Street, Suite&nbsp;700<BR>
San Jose, California 95110</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(408)&nbsp;280-7900</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Copy to</B>:
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PETER COHN, ESQ.<BR>
Orrick, Herrington &#038; Sutcliffe LLP<BR>
1020 Marsh Road<BR>
Menlo Park, California 94025<BR>
(650)&nbsp;614-7400</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of each class of securities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>aggregate offering</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registered<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>per share <SUP>(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>price <SUP>(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registration fee</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">2001 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Common Stock, $0.00015 par
value</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">240,676</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap><FONT size="2"><SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2.08</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">500,606.08</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">40.50</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.00015 par
value</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">686,019</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">12.67</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,691,860.73</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">703.17</FONT></TD>
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<TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">926,695</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">9,192,466.81</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">743.67</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), this
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of PDF
Solutions, Inc. Common Stock that become issuable under the 2001
Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) (as assumed by Registrant)
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration
which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s
outstanding shares of Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is calculated in accordance
with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act. With respect to 240,676 shares subject to outstanding
options to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan (as
assumed by Registrant), the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is
equal to the weighted average exercise price of $2.08 per share pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act. With respect to 686,019 shares of
Registrant Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, the
estimated Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was calculated
pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act on the basis
of $12.67 per share, the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on October&nbsp;10,
2003.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents certain outstanding options to purchase shares of Common Stock
under the Plan and assumed by Registrant on September&nbsp;24, 2003 in
connection with the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock of IDS Software Systems, Inc. through a two-step merger of
IDS Software Systems, Inc. with IDS Software Acquisition Corp., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Registrant, and PDF Solutions LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Registrant, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of September&nbsp;2, 2003 by and
among Registrant, IDS Software Systems, Inc., IDS Software Acquisition
Corp. and PDF Solutions LLC.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">Index To Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f93696exv4w1.txt">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2002, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;26, 2003, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;);
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with
the Commission on April&nbsp;10, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission
on April&nbsp;24, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2003, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;14, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission
on June&nbsp;20, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission
on July&nbsp;24, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended
June&nbsp;30, 2003, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission
on September&nbsp;4, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission
on September&nbsp;25, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report
referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; and
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock which is contained in
the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-A Registration Statement filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the
Exchange Act on August&nbsp;10, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing such
documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the common stock registered hereby will be passed upon for
us by Orrick, Herrington &#038; Sutcliffe LLP, Menlo Park, California. Peter Cohn,
a partner of Orrick, Herrington &#038; Sutcliffe LLP, is Secretary of Registrant.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify directors and officers, as well as other employees
and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by any such
person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits
or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person
being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant.
The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section&nbsp;145 is not exclusive
of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under
any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. Article&nbsp;XII of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and Article&nbsp;VI of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws provide for
indemnification by the Registrant of its directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a
corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of
the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii)&nbsp;for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases,
redemptions or other distributions, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant&#146;s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for such limitation of
liability.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has obtained directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance providing
indemnification for certain of the Registrant&#146;s directors, officers and
employees for certain liabilities.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each
director and executive officer which provide indemnification under certain
circumstances for acts and omissions which may not be covered by any directors&#146;
and officers&#146; liability insurance.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibits have been filed or incorporated by reference as
part of this Registration Statement:
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
2001 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Stock Option Agreement, including Addendum to Stock Option
Agreement</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option Pursuant to 2001 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Stock Purchase Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Purchase Agreement</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Form of Stock Issuance Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Issuance Agreement</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Orrick, Herrington &#038; Sutcliffe LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Orrick, Herrington &#038; Sutcliffe LLP (included as part of
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 of this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (See signature page to this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change in such information in the Registration Statement;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however,</I> that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in the post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant shall, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on this 17th day
of October, 2003.
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ P. STEVEN MELMAN</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;P. Steven Melman</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, </FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>

<TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finance and Administration</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, John K.
Kibarian and P. Steven Melman, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and
to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one
of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said
corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as
part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</B>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ JOHN K. KIBARIAN
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John K. Kibarian</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>

<TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;17, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ P. STEVEN MELMAN
<HR size="1" noshade>
P. Steven Melman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President, Finance and
Administration (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;17, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ KIMON W. MICHAELS
<HR size="1" noshade>
Kimon W. Michaels</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;17, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ B.J. CASSIN
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B.J. Cassin</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;17, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ LUCIO LANZA
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lucio Lanza</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;17, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ DONALD L. LUCAS
<HR size="1" noshade>
Donald L. Lucas</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;17, 2003</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ SUE BILLAT
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Sue Billat</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">October&nbsp;17, 2003</FONT></TD>
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2001 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan</FONT></TD>
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Form of Stock Option Agreement, including Addendum to Stock Option
Agreement</FONT></TD>
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Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option Pursuant to 2001 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan</FONT></TD>
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Form of Stock Purchase Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Purchase Agreement</FONT></TD>
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Form of Stock Issuance Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Issuance Agreement</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Orrick, Herrington &#038; Sutcliffe LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP, Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Orrick, Herrington &#038; Sutcliffe LLP (included as part of
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Power of Attorney (See signature page to this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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PDF Solutions, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 17, 2003
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
25-1701361
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 700
San Jose, California 95110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2001 STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
P. STEVEN MELMAN
Chief Financial Officer
PDF Solutions, Inc.
333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 700
San Jose, California 95110
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(408) 280-7900
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to
:
PETER COHN, ESQ.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1020 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 614-7400
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of each class of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
(1)
per share
(2)
price
(2)
registration fee
2001 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
Common Stock, $0.00015 par
value
240,676
(3)
$
2.08
$
500,606.08
$
40.50
Common Stock, $0.00015 par
value
686,019
$
12.67
$
8,691,860.73
$
703.17
Total
926,695
$
9,192,466.81
$
743.67
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), this
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of PDF
Solutions, Inc. Common Stock that become issuable under the 2001
Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the "Plan") (as assumed by Registrant)
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration
which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is calculated in accordance
with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. With respect to 240,676 shares subject to outstanding
options to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan (as
assumed by Registrant), the Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is
equal to the weighted average exercise price of $2.08 per share pursuant
to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act. With respect to 686,019 shares of
Registrant Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, the
estimated Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was calculated
pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act on the basis
of $12.67 per share, the average of the high and low prices of the
Registrant's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on October 10,
2003.
(3)
Represents certain outstanding options to purchase shares of Common Stock
under the Plan and assumed by Registrant on September 24, 2003 in
connection with the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock of IDS Software Systems, Inc. through a two-step merger of
IDS Software Systems, Inc. with IDS Software Acquisition Corp., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Registrant, and PDF Solutions LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Registrant, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of September 2, 2003 by and
among Registrant, IDS Software Systems, Inc., IDS Software Acquisition
Corp. and PDF Solutions LLC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
Index To Exhibits
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 4.2
EXHIBIT 4.3
EXHIBIT 4.4
EXHIBIT 4.5
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)   The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002, filed with the Commission on March 26, 2003, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act");
(b)   The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with
the Commission on April 10, 2003;
(c)   The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on April 24, 2003;
(d)   The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003;
(e)   The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on June 20, 2003;
(f)   The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on July 24, 2003;
(g)   The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2003, filed with the Commission on August 14, 2003;
(h)   The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on September 4, 2003;
(i)   The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on September 25, 2003;
(j)   All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report
referred to in (a) above; and
(k)   The description of the Registrant's common stock which is contained in
the Registrant's Form 8-A Registration Statement filed under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act on August 10, 2000, including any amendment or report filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing such
documents.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the common stock registered hereby will be passed upon for
us by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Menlo Park, California. Peter Cohn,
a partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, is Secretary of Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify directors and officers, as well as other employees
and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by any such
person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits
or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person
being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant.
The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive
of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under
any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise. Article XII of the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and Article VI of the Registrant's Bylaws provide for
indemnification by the Registrant of its directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a
corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of
the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases,
redemptions or other distributions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. The Registrant's Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for such limitation of
liability.
The Registrant has obtained directors' and officers' insurance providing
indemnification for certain of the Registrant's directors, officers and
employees for certain liabilities.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each
director and executive officer which provide indemnification under certain
circumstances for acts and omissions which may not be covered by any directors'
and officers' liability insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The following exhibits have been filed or incorporated by reference as
part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
2001 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
4.2
Form of Stock Option Agreement, including Addendum to Stock Option
Agreement
4.3
Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option Pursuant to 2001 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan
4.4
Form of Stock Purchase Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Purchase Agreement
4.5
Form of Stock Issuance Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Issuance Agreement
5.1
Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (included as part of
Exhibit 5.1 of this Registration Statement)
24.1
Power of Attorney (See signature page to this Registration Statement)
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)   The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;
(i)   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act");
(ii)   To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the Registration Statement;
(iii)   To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change in such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in the post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)   To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)   The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant shall, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on this 17th day
of October, 2003.
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:
/s/ P. STEVEN MELMAN
P. Steven Melman
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President,
Finance and Administration
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, John K.
Kibarian and P. Steven Melman, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and
to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one
of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said
corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all
amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this
Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as
part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several
counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ JOHN K. KIBARIAN
John K. Kibarian
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
October 17, 2003
/s/ P. STEVEN MELMAN
P. Steven Melman
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President, Finance and
Administration (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
October 17, 2003
/s/ KIMON W. MICHAELS
Kimon W. Michaels
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ B.J. CASSIN
B.J. Cassin
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ LUCIO LANZA
Lucio Lanza
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ DONALD L. LUCAS
Donald L. Lucas
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ SUE BILLAT
Sue Billat
Director
October 17, 2003
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Index To Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
2001 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan
4.2
Form of Stock Option Agreement, including Addendum to Stock Option
Agreement
4.3
Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option Pursuant to 2001 Stock
Option/Stock Issuance Plan
4.4
Form of Stock Purchase Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Purchase Agreement
4.5
Form of Stock Issuance Agreement, including Addendum to Stock
Issuance Agreement
5.1
Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (included as part of
Exhibit 5.1 of this Registration Statement)
24.1
Power of Attorney (See signature page to this Registration Statement)