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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001036050-00-000757.txt : 20000502
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001036050-00-000757
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000501

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000056978
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559]
		IRS NUMBER:				231498399
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B3
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-30540
		FILM NUMBER:		615609

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2101 BLAIR MILL RD
		CITY:			WILLOW GROVE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19090
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2157846000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2101 BLAIR MILL RD
		CITY:			WILLOW GROVE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19090
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<TYPE>424B3
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 2
<TEXT>

<PAGE>

Prospectus Supplement No. 2                     Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
dated May 1, 2000                                     Registration No. 333-30540
(to Prospectus dated April 24, 2000)                         Cusip No. 501242AE1


                                  $175,000,000

                       KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.

              4 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006 and
            The Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes


     The following table supplements and amends the information set forth on
pages 30 to 33 in the prospectus under Selling Securityholders with respect to
the selling securityholders and the principal amount of notes beneficially owned
by such selling securityholders that may be offered and sold pursuant to the
prospectus dated April 24, 2000. This prospectus supplement is not complete
without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the
prospectus.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           Principal Amount                          Number of             Number of
                            at Maturity of                           Shares of             Shares of
                          Notes Beneficially      Percentage        Common Stock          Common Stock       Percentage of
                            Owned that May         of Notes         Owned Prior             that May          Common Stock
         Name                  Be Sold           Outstanding      to the Offering         Be Sold (1)        Outstanding (2)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>                   <C>               <C>                 <C>                     <C>
AIG SoundShore
 Holdings Ltd.               $8,082,000              4.6%             176,466               176,466                *
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AIG SoundShore
 Opportunity Holding
 Fund Ltd.                    2,000,000              1.1               43,669                43,669                *
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
* Less than 1%

(1)  Assumes conversion of all of the holder's notes at a conversion price of
     $45.7993 per share of common stock.  However, this conversion price will be
     subject to adjustment as described under "Description of Notes-Conversion
     of Notes."  As a result, the amount of common stock issuable upon
     conversion of the notes may increase or decrease in the future.

(2)  Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Exchange Act using 24,020,358
     shares of common stock outstanding as of April 14, 2000.  In calculating
     this amount, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of common stock
     issuable upon conversion of all of that particular holder's notes.
     However, we did not assume the conversion of any other holder's notes.

     Because the selling securityholders listed above and in the prospectus
under the caption Selling Securityholders may, pursuant to the prospectus, as
supplemented, offer all or some portion of the notes, no estimate can be given
as to the amount of notes that will be held by the selling securityholders upon
termination of any such sales.

     Furthermore, the selling securityholders identified in the table set forth
in the prospectus under the caption Selling Securityholders may have sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of their notes or common
stock since the date on which they provided us with information regarding their
notes or common stock, and we have not made any independent inquiries as to the
foregoing.

     Unless otherwise noted, all information provided in this prospectus
supplement is as of May 1, 2000.
</TEXT>
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