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 *
  Torton Shay
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/04/2008		 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)
Vice President, Manufacturing
 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 44,030
D
 
Common Stock 1,000
I
By K&S 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 10/02/2008(1) 10/02/2017 Common Stock 13,375 $ 8.74 D  
Option to Buy - Option Plan 10/03/2007(2) 10/03/2016 Common Stock 12,375 $ 8.5 D  
Option to Buy - Option Plan 10/29/2005(3) 10/29/2014 Common Stock 27,000 $ 7.14 D  
Option to Buy - Option Plan 10/07/2004(4) 10/07/2013 Common Stock 16,000 $ 12.05 D  
Option to Buy - Option Plan 10/03/2003(5) 10/03/2012 Common Stock 14,000 $ 2.95 D  
Option to Buy - Option Plan 11/20/2002(6) 11/20/2011 Common Stock 23,000 $ 16.12 D  
Option to Buy - Option Plan 10/19/2001(7) 10/19/2010 Common Stock 18,800 $ 14.375 D  
Option to Buy - Option Plan 09/28/2000(8) 09/28/2009 Common Stock 18,200 $ 12.9375 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Torton Shay
1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE
FORT WASHINGTON, PA 19034		       Vice President, Manufacturing  

Signatures

Susan L. Waters, Attorney-in-Fact for Shay Torton 12/12/2008
**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) 4,458 options currently exercisable and 4,458 options become exercisable on 10/2/09 and 4,459 options become exercisable on 10/2/10.
(2) 8,250 options currently exercisable and 4,125 options become exercisable on 10/3/09.
(3) 4,500 options become exercisable on 10/29/09.
(4) 16,000 options currently exercisable.
(5) 14,000 options currently exercisable.
(6) 23,000 options currently exercisable.
(7) 18,800 options currently exercisable.
(8) 18,200 options currently exercisable.

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