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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001021408-02-000538.txt : 20020413
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001021408-02-000538
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020117

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:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-69744
		FILM NUMBER:		2511354

	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
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<FILENAME>d424b3.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 7 DATED JANUARY 17, 2002
<TEXT>
<PAGE>

Prospectus Supplement No. 7                     Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Dated January 17, 2002                                Registration No. 333-69744
(to Prospectus dated October 4, 2001)                        Cusip No. 501242AJ0

                                  $125,000,000

                       KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.

               5 1/4% 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 31 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 October 4, 2001. This prospectus supplement is not complete
without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the
prospectus.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                Principal Amount                        Number of            Number of         Percentage
                                 At Maturity of                         Shares of             Shares of         of Common
                               Notes Beneficially    Percentage       Common Stock          Common Stock          Stock
                                 Owned that May       of Notes         Owned Prior            that May         Outstanding
         Name                       Be Sold         Outstanding     to the Offering        Be Sold (1)            (2)
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<S>                            <C>                  <C>             <C>                    <C>                 <C>
CIBC WG International               $430,000              *              21,775                21,775               *
  Arbitrage
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LLT Limited                          280,000              *              14,179                14,179               *
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

* Less than 1%

     (1)  Assumes conversion of all of the holder's notes at a conversion ratio
          of 50.6401 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes. However, this
          conversion ratio will be subject to further 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
          49,034,316 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 14,
          2001. 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 January 17, 2002.

</TEXT>
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