Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
JOSEPH DAVID
  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) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chief Strategy Officer / Acting President, PDF Japan
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 WEST SAN CARLOS STREET, SUITE 700
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/16/2009
(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 12/16/2009(1)(2)(3)   A   13,334 A (2) 245,733 D  
Common Stock 12/16/2009(1)(3)(4)   A   13,334 A (4) 259,067 (5) 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) $ 6.39 12/16/2009(1)   D     40,000   (6) 04/20/2013 Common Stock 40,000 (2) 0 D  
2001 Stock Plan Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.92 12/16/2009(1)   D     40,000   (7) 11/06/2017 Common Stock 40,000 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JOSEPH DAVID
333 WEST SAN CARLOS STREET
SUITE 700
SAN JOSE, CA 95110
      Chief Strategy Officer Acting President, PDF Japan

Signatures

 /s/ Joy E. Leo, Attorney-in-Fact for David A. Joseph   12/17/2009
**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) All transactions on this Form 4 report occurred immediately following the close of PDF Solutions, Inc.'s ("PDFS") offer to exchange described in Schedule TO-1 filed on November 17, 2009, as amended (the "Exchange Offer"). The close of the Exchange Offer occurred at 12 a.m. EST on December 16, 2009 (the "Transaction Date").
(2) Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, on the Transaction Date, PDFS cancelled an option granted to the reporting person on April 21, 2003. In exchange for the cancelled option, the reporting person received 13,334 RSRs which will vest as to 25% on March 15, 2010, 25% on September 15, 2010, 25% on March 15, 2011 and 25% on September 15, 2011, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDFS, or an affiliate thereof, through each vesting date (the "RSR Vesting Schedule").
(3) Each RSR represents a bookkeeping entry equal in value to 1 share of PDFS common stock that will be automatically settled in shares upon vesting of the RSR.
(4) Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, on the Transaction Date, PDFS cancelled an option granted to the reporting person on November 7, 2007. In exchange for the cancelled option, the reporting person received 13,334 RSRs which will vest in accordance with the RSR Vesting Schedule.
(5) This amount includes 38,673 RSRs, each of which represents a bookeeping entry equal in value to 1 share of PDFS common stock that will be automatically settled in shares upon vesting of the RSR. This amount also includes 220,394 shares of outstanding PDFS common stock.
(6) The cancelled option provided for vesting as follows: 12/48ths of the total shares subject to the option vested on April 21, 2004 and 1/48th of the total shares vested on the 21st day of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service with PDFS, or an affiliate thereof, through each vesting date.
(7) The cancelled option provided for vesting as follows: 12/48ths of the total shares subject to the option vested on November 7, 2008 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 PDFS, or an affiliate thereof, through each vesting date.

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