# PDF SOLUTIONS INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/pdf-solutions-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 20 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-09-13T04:45:53.225961+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-13T04:45:53.225961+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: PDF SOLUTIONS INC - Display name: PDF SOLUTIONS INC ## Leadership - Chi-Foon Chan: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2. - Chi-Foon Chan, Ph.D.: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. - John K. Kibarian, Ph.D.: Director, President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. - Joseph R. Bronson: Lead Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. - Kimon W. Michaels: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2. - Kimon W. Michaels, Ph.D.: Director, Executive Vice President, Products and Solutions. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. - Michael B. Gustafson: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2. - Nancy Erba: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2. - PDF Solutions: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2. - Shuo Zhang: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2. - Ye Jane Li: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2. - Adnan Raza: Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Finance. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. - Andrzej Strojwas: Chief Technology Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. - Andrzej Strojwas, Ph.D.: Chief Technology Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:4. - John K. Kibarian, Ph.D.: Chief Executive Officer, President and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. - Kevin J. Knopp, Ph.D.: Executive Vice President, Products and Solutions and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:4. - Kimon W. Michaels, Ph.D.: Executive Vice President, Products and Solutions. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - PDF SOLUTIONS INC. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:1. ## Headquarters - US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:1. ## Published Fact - US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:1. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/pdf-solutions-inc). - alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:2: [DEF 14A pdfs20260410_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120914/000143774926013857/pdfs20260410_def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:3: [SEC DEF 14A 0001437749-26-013857](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120914/000143774926013857/pdfs20260410_def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:9ac9f68f-18f7-4388-821c-fb9a70d5af4c:4: [PDFS 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120914/000143774926005366/pdfs20251231d_10k.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. - Current index memberships: Unavailable - Index membership events: Unavailable ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/pdf-solutions-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/pdf-solutions-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/pdf-solutions-inc) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/pdf-solutions-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/pdf-solutions-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp