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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000056978-20-000040
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200312

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000056978
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				231498399
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1003

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01
		CITY:			SINGAPORE
		STATE:			U0
		ZIP:			554369
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2157846000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		23A SERANGOON NORTH AVENUE 5, #01-01
		CITY:			SINGAPORE
		STATE:			U0
		ZIP:			554369
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<div><a name="sB763737CC87F547AAFC7C8937F6EECF6"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">March 12, 2020</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">VIA EDGAR</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Division of Corporation Finance </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Office of Manufacturing</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">100 Fifth Street, N.W.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Washington, DC&#160; 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Attention: Melissa Gilmore and Claire Erlanger                </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:434px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:93px;"></td><td style="width:341px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">RE:&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed November 15, 2019</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">File No. 000-00121</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dear Ms. Gilmore and Ms. Erlanger:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We are writing in response to the comment letter of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;), dated February 28, 2020, to Lester Wong, Chief Financial Officer of Kulicke &amp; Soffa Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), related to the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019 (the &#8220;Form 10-K&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For your convenience, the Staff&#8217;s comments are reproduced below in italics, followed by the Company&#8217;s responses.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">***</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Form 10-K as of September 28, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Results of Operations, page 24 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">We note that your results of operations section in MD&amp;A discusses the changes in revenue and gross profit by segment. However, we note from your disclosure in Note 14 that segment operating income is the measure used by your chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. We also note that although the Capital Equipment segment generated the larger revenue and gross profit amounts of the two segments in fiscal 2019, it generated a loss from operations, while APS had income from operations. In light of this disproportionate contribution of the Capital Equipment segment to operating income relative to its contribution to revenue, it appears that investors would benefit from a discussion of segment operating income in your results of operations discussion within MD&amp;A. Please consider revising as appropriate.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Response</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment. Although the Company finds the current disclosure to be sufficient, in future filings, starting with the&#160;Form 10-Q for the&#160;quarter ending&#160;March 28, 2020,&#160;we will supplement the disclosure with further discussion of segment operating income. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company provides the&#160;following&#160;examples&#160;of the disclosure, which we will incorporate in future filings, with further discussion of income from operations by reportable segment:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Sample Fiscal 2019 Disclosure</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font 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style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For the three months ended December 28, 2019, the lower Capital Equipment income from operations as compared to the prior year period was primarily due to lower sales volume as explained under 'Gross Profit,' and partially offset by lower operating expense.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For the three months ended December 28, 2019, the higher APS income from operations was primarily due to higher sales volume as explained under 'Gross Profit,' and lower operating expense. 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We further note that net revenues for your capital equipment segment in fiscal 2019 decreased 46.2% from fiscal 2018 and decreased 11.7% for the three months ended December 28, 2019 compared to the same period for 2018, and the segment had a loss from operations in fiscal 2019 of $12.5 million. Please tell us how you considered the factors pursuant to ASC 350-20-35-3 in determining that further impairment testing was not necessary given the decreases in net revenues and gross profit for your capital equipment segment. 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The decrease in net revenues for our Capital Equipment segment in fiscal 2019 has been primarily driven not by those operating segments, but instead by our Ball Bonder CE operating segment, which has no goodwill. The Capital Equipment segment experienced a loss from operations in fiscal 2019 of $12.5 million. 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The Company has reviewed the qualitative factors to ascertain if a "triggering" event may have taken place that may have the effect of reducing the fair value of the reporting units to below its carrying value, and concluded that no triggering event had occurred. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As part of our annual evaluation during the fourth quarter of our fiscal 2019, for the Wedge Bonder CE and Wedge Bonder APS reporting units, the Company has reviewed the qualitative factors as set forth below to ascertain if a "triggering" event may have taken place that may have the effect of reducing the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. 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Application of the goodwill impairment analysis requires significant judgment. Based on consideration of the weight of evidence of the factors considered above, the Company concluded that it was not more likely than not that goodwill of the Wedge Bonder CE and Wedge Bonder APS reporting units were impaired as of September 28, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lithography, APMR CE and APMR APS Reporting Units</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company used a discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of the Lithography, APMR CE and APMR APS reporting units. 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For example, in the investor presentation for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, the information concerning revenue by end market was presented on a slide titled "Broad End Applications," because the information was used to describe our business and results of operations generally to investors, rather than to present disaggregated revenue figures. The nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue recognition does not change based on those end markets, as each &#8220;end market&#8221; comprises both equipment sales and APS sales. In addition,  the sales cycle, distribution channels, product life cycles, manufacturing processes and other economic factors across all of these &#8220;end markets&#8221; are also generally similar. Considering the similarity of the different &#8220;end markets&#8221; in terms of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows, management has concluded that such disaggregation of revenue is not meaningful under ASC 606. Therefore, the Company does not actively track this information, which is instead estimated based on available customer and product information. Finally, while management believes that the "end market" estimate is reasonable, precise data is not readily available and is not relied upon by our CODM in evaluating financial performance or making resource allocation decisions. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Based on its evaluation, the Company believes it has met the disclosure objective in ASC&#160;606-10-50-5.&#160;The Company disaggregates revenues by &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;reportable segments which it believes enables users of its financial statements to understand how the Company&#8217;s revenues impact its financial position and is in line with how the Company manages its business.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As the Company&#8217;s business continues to evolve, it 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