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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-19-015675
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190806
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190807

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PDF SOLUTIONS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001120914
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				251701361
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-167533
		FILM NUMBER:		191003602

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2858 DE LA CRUZ BOULEVARD
		CITY:			SANTA CLARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95050
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4082807900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2858 DE LA CRUZ BOULEVARD
		CITY:			SANTA CLARA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95050
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission </b><b>on </b><b>August 6, 2019</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>Registration No.&nbsp;333-167533</b> <b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-167533</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>PDF SOLUTIONS,&nbsp;INC.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(I.R.S. Employer</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>2858 De La Cruz Boulevard</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Santa Clara</b><b>, California 95</b><b>050</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;"><b>2001 Stock Plan </b><b>&nbsp;</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Peter Cohn,&nbsp;Esq.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Secretary</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Orrick, Herrington&nbsp;&amp; Sutcliffe LLP</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1040 Marsh Road</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Menlo Park, California&nbsp; 94025</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(650) 614-7400&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>J</b><b>ohn K. Kibarian</b><br>
President and Chief Executive Officer</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">PDF Solutions,&nbsp;Inc.</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2858 De La Cruz Boulevard</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Santa Clara, California 95050<br>
(408) 280-7900</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.&nbsp; See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer&#8221;, &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>DE</b><b>REGISTRATION </b><b>OF SECURITIES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 relates to the registration statement on Form S-8, File 333-167533 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) on June 15, 2010 (the &#8220;2010 Form S-8&#8221;), registering 1,332,527 shares of the common stock of PDF Solutions, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) under the 2001 Stock Plan.&nbsp;</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">The Company hereby deregisters 82,635 shares of common stock registered pursuant to the 2010 Form S-8. A separate registration statement has been filed with the SEC with respect to the offer and sale of the 82,635 shares of common stock under the Fifth Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2011 Plan&#8221;). The 2011 Plan provides that shares of common stock subject to awards granted under the 2001 Stock Plan that expire, are terminated or cancelled without being exercised or settled in full, or are forfeited or repurchased will become available for issuance under the 2011 Plan.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on a Post-Effective Amendment to Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment 2 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California, on the 6th day of August, 2019.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>PDF SOLUTIONS,&nbsp;INC.</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Christine Russell</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Christine Russell</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer</p>
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