# PDF Solutions to acquire Cimetrix

PDF Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cimetrix, a provider of equipment connectivity products for smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0. The deal aims to combine Cimetrix's connectivity with PDF's Exensio analytics platform.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-11-17
- Where: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: equipment connectivity software, factory automation platforms
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [PDF Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/51255.md) (acquirer)
- [Cimetrix](https://endata.com/companies/51256.md) (target)

## Sources

- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120914/000143774920024059/ex_214477.htm), 2020-11-17: "Combining PDF Exensio with Cimetrix's standards-based, leading connectivity products will provide a higher level of intelligence from the factory floor."

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