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(NASDAQ: PDFS) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cimetrix Incorporated. The combination of Cimetrix® connectivity products and platforms with PDF Solutions’ Exensio® analytics platform powered by machine learning, is intended to enable IC, assembly, and electronics manufacturer customers to extract more intelligence – not just data – from their factory floor, to build more reliable ICs and systems at lower manufacturing costs. “Cimetrix is excited to join the PDF Solutions team. Our two companies share the vision and commitment to provide a smart manufacturing platform that seamlessly connects high quality data from the factory floor to cloud based analytics platforms,” said Bob Reback, Chairman, President, and CEO at Cimetrix. “We believe this combination will provide tremendous opportunities for Cimetrix customers to benefit from the cloud, AI/ML, and analytics capabilities from PDF Solutions, and PDF customers will benefit from higher quality data originating from the factory floor using Cimetrix’s connectivity products and platforms.” To read more, please [view press release here.](https://www.cimetrix.com/pdf-solutions-to-acquire-smart-manufacturing-and-factory-connectivity-expert-cimetrix)   Topics: [Industry Highlights](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/topic/industry-highlights), [Doing Business with Cimetrix](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/topic/doing-business-with-cimetrix), [Investor News](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/topic/investor-news) Posted by [Cimetrix](https://www.cimetrix.com/blog/author/cimetrix) on Nov 19, 2020 2:00:00 PM ![](https://www.cimetrix.com/hubfs/logos/C_Logo_Vertical_300x300.png) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Follow Me ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - 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