PDF Solutions to Enhance Battery Analytics Platform with Acquisition of Lantern Machinery Analytics
July 10 2023 - 9:00AM
PDF Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDFS), a provider of comprehensive
data solutions for the semiconductor and electronics ecosystems,
today announced the acquisition of Lantern Machinery Analytics,
Inc., a privately-held provider of automated image analysis and
feature extraction AI/ML software for critical inspection and
metrology steps at battery cell development and manufacturing
processes for the electric vehicle industry.
The combination of Lantern Machinery Analytics’
software with PDF Solutions’ analytics platform is anticipated to
enhance the Company’s process control and yield improvement
offerings by providing unique data and capability in the area of
vision inspection for electric vehicle battery cell
manufacturing.
"By joining PDF Solutions, Lantern Machinery
Analytics is able to integrate its leading AI technology with an
overall analytics platform designed to support high-volume
production environment,” said Peter Kostka, CEO of Lantern
Machinery Analytics as of the acquisition and a co-founder of the
company.
“We are pleased to welcome Lantern Machinery
Analytics to the PDF Solutions team,” said Dr. John Kibarian,
President, CEO, and co-founder of PDF Solutions. “AI-powered
vision inspection is the future of process control for electric
vehicle battery cell manufacturing. The addition of Lantern
Machinery Analytics to the PDF Solutions’ technology portfolio
highlights our continued commitment to deliver the highest level of
tool and manufacturing intelligence to enable a growing base of
customers, now more squarely within battery, to realize the
benefits of Industry 4.0.”
About PDF Solutions
PDF Solutions (NASDAQ: PDFS) provides
comprehensive data solutions designed to empower organizations
across the semiconductor and electronics industry ecosystems to
improve the yield and quality of their products and operational
efficiency for increased profitability. The Company’s products and
services are used by Fortune 500 companies across the broader
semiconductor and electronics industry ecosystems to achieve smart
manufacturing goals by connecting and controlling equipment,
collecting data generated during manufacturing and test operations,
and performing advanced analytics and machine learning to enable
profitable, high-volume manufacturing.
Founded in 1991, PDF Solutions is headquartered
in Santa Clara, California, with operations across North America,
Europe, and Asia. The Company (directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) is an active member of SEMI, INEMI, TPCA, IPC, the
OPC Foundation, and DMDII. For the latest news and information
about PDF Solutions or to find office locations, visit
https://www.pdf.com/.
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Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Company Contacts Christophe Begue VP, Corporate Strategic
Marketing (408) 280-7900 christophe.begue@pdf.com
Sonia Segovia Investor Relations (408) 938-6491
sonia.segovia@pdf.com
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