Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Morris Michael Joseph
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/05/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC [KLIC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim Chief Financial Office
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 22,274
D
 
Common Stock 4,514
I
By Kulicke and Soffa Incentive Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to buy - Option Plan   (1) 10/02/2017 Common Stock 1,230 $ 8.74 D  
Option to buy - Option Plan   (2) 11/01/2016 Common Stock 45,000 $ 8.57 D  
Option to buy - Option Plan   (3) 10/02/2017 Common Stock 4,920 $ 8.74 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Morris Michael Joseph
1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE
FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034		       Interim Chief Financial Office  

Signatures

/s/ Susan L. Waters, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael J. Morris 08/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) 410 options currently exercisable and 410 options each become exercisable on 10/2/09 and 10/2/10.
(2) 22,500 options currently exercisable and 11,250 options each become exercisable on 11/1/09 and 11/1/10.
(3) 1,640 options currently exercisable and 1,640 options each become exercisable on 10/2/09 and 10/2/10.

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