Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MELMAN P STEVEN
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PDF SOLUTIONS INC [PDFS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP Investor Relations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 WEST SAN CARLOS STREET, SUITE 700
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/18/2008
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               136,730 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
2001 Stock Plan Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.87 08/18/2008   D     20,000   (2) 05/06/2012 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 (3) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Right (4) 08/18/2008   A   4,763     (5)   (5) Common Stock 4,763 $ 0 (3) 4,763 D  
2001 Stock Plan Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.58 08/18/2008   D     28,000   (6) 10/26/2015 Common Stock 28,000 $ 0 (7) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Right (4) 08/18/2008   A   6,667     (8)   (8) Common Stock 6,667 $ 0 (7) 6,667 D  
2001 Stock Plan Option (right to buy) $ 14.04 08/18/2008   D     21,000   (9) 10/31/2016 Common Stock 21,000 $ 0 (10) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Right (4) 08/18/2008   A   5,000     (11)   (11) Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 (10) 5,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MELMAN P STEVEN
333 WEST SAN CARLOS STREET
SUITE 700
SAN JOSE, CA 95110
      VP Investor Relations  

Signatures

 /s/ P. Steven Melman   08/20/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 3,818 shares of Common Stock that were purchased under the PDF Solutions, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as follows: 1,044 shares purchased on December 31, 2007 and 2,774 shares purchased on July 31, 2008.
(2) The cancelled option provided for vesting as follows: 12/48ths of the total shares subject to the option vested on May 7, 2003 and 1/48th of the total shares vested on the 7th day of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDF Solutions, Inc., or an affiliate thereof, through each vesting date and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
(3) Pursuant to PDF Solutions, Inc.'s offer to exchange described in Schedule TO-1 filed on June 10, 2008, as amended (the "Exchange Offer") on August 18, 2008, PDF Solutions, Inc. cancelled an option granted to the reporting person on May 7, 2002. In exchange for the option, the reporting person received 4,763 restricted stock rights.
(4) Each restricted stock right ("RSR") represents a bookkeeping entry equal in value to one (1) share of common stock of PDF Solutions, Inc.
(5) 50% of the total number of rights will vest on May 15, 2009 and 50% will vest six (6) months thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDF Solutions, Inc., or an eligible affiliate thereof, through each vesting date and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances. The RSR will be automatically settled in shares upon vesting of the RSR.
(6) The cancelled option provided for vesting as follows: 12/48ths of the total shares subject to the option vested on October 27, 2006 and 1/48th of the total shares vested on the 27th day of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDF Solutions, Inc., or an affiliate thereof, through each vesting date and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
(7) Pursuant to the Exchange Offer on August 18, 2008, PDF Solutions, Inc. cancelled an option granted to the reporting person on October 27, 2005. In exchange for the option, the reporting person received 6,667 restricted stock rights.
(8) 16.7% of the total number of rights will vest on May 15, 2009 and 16.66% will vest every six (6) months thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDF Solutions, Inc., or an eligible affiliate thereof, through each vesting date and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances. The RSR will be automatically settled in shares upon vesting of the RSR.
(9) The cancelled option provided for vesting as follows: 12/48ths of the total shares subject to the option vested on November 1, 2007 and 1/48th of the total shares vested on the 1st day of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDF Solutions, Inc., or an affiliate thereof, through each vesting date and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.
(10) Pursuant to the Exchange Offer on August 18, 2008, PDF Solutions, Inc. cancelled an option granted to the reporting person on November 1, 2006. In exchange for the option, the reporting person received 5,000 restricted stock rights.
(11) 12.5% of the total number of rights will vest on May 15, 2009 and 12.5% will vest every six (6) months thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDF Solutions, Inc., or an eligible affiliate thereof, through each vesting date and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances. The RSR will be automatically settled in shares upon vesting of the RSR.

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