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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10(xxi)

                                (AMENDMENT NO. 3)
                              PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
                                     FOR THE
                       KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
                             COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

      WHEREAS, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the "Company") maintains the
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1994 Employee Incentive Stock Option and
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, the Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1998
Employee Incentive Stock Option and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, and the
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1999 Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
(collectively referred to as the "Plans");

      WHEREAS, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared a
two-for-one split of the Company's Common Stock, no par value, as of July 31,
2000 for shareholders of record at the close of business on July 17, 2000;

      WHEREAS, the Board's Compensation Committee (the "Committee") administers
the Plans; and

      WHEREAS, the Committee desires to exercise its discretion under the terms
of the Plans to adjust the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under
outstanding options under each Plan (as well as the option exercise price per
share under such outstanding options), the maximum number of shares with respect
to which options may be granted under each Plan, and the maximum number of
shares with respect to which options may be granted to any key employee under
each Plan (if applicable) to reflect the stock split;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT:

      RESOLVED, that the Committee hereby exercises its discretion under the
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1994 Employee Incentive Stock Option and
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "1994 Plan"), the Kulicke and Soffa
Industries, Inc. 1998 Employee Incentive Stock Option and Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan (the "1998 Plan"), and the Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1999
Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (collectively referred to as the
"Plans") in the following manner: (i) each option outstanding under the Plans on
July 31, 2000 shall be adjusted, as a result of the stock split, so as to
entitle the holder thereof to purchase the number of full shares of Common Stock
("Shares") determined by multiplying the number of Shares subject to such option
immediately prior to the stock split by two, at an option price per Share equal
to one-half of the option price per share in effect immediately prior to the
stock split; (ii) the aggregate number of Shares, if any, still available for
the granting of options under the Plans immediately prior to the stock split
shall be increased by 100%; and (iii) the maximum number of Shares with respect
to which a key employee may receive options under each of the 1994 and 1998
Plans shall be increased by 100%, provided that, in the case of key employees
who have exercised options under such Plans prior to July 31, 2000, only the
maximum number of Shares available to him or her under each Plan as of July 31,
2000 (i.e., the relevant Plan pre-split maximum reduced by the pre-split number
of Shares received upon exercise prior to July 31, 2000) shall be increased by
100%; and be it

      FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate officers of the Company are hereby
each severally authorized in the name of and on behalf of the Committee to
execute, file and deliver such instruments and other documents, and to take such
further actions, as such officer or officers may deem necessary or desirable to
effectuate, evidence or otherwise carry out the purposes and intent of the
foregoing resolution; and the execution, filing and delivery of any such
instrument or other document, and the taking of any such action, by any such
officer shall conclusively establish his authority therefor from the Committee
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                                                                   EXHIBIT(xxii)

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 4
                                     TO THE
                       KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
                    1998 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AND
                         NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

            WHEREAS, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the "Company")
maintains the Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1998 Employee Incentive Stock
Option and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), effective November 11,
1998, and as amended on three occasions thereafter, including an amendment to
adjust the number of shares to reflect a stock split pursuant to resolutions of
the Compensation Committee of the Company;

            WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Plan provides that, subject to certain
inapplicable limitations, the Board of Directors of the Company may amend the
Plan at any time; and

            WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan in order to provide
the Company's Compensation Committee with the discretion to delegate certain of
its authority under the Plan to senior officers of the Company;

            NOW, THEREFORE, Section 2 of the Plan is hereby amended to read as
follows:

                                    SECTION 2
                                 ADMINISTRATION

            The Plan shall be administered by the Company's Compensation
      Committee ("Committee"), which shall consist solely of not fewer than two
      (2) "non-employee directors" (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under
      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor thereto) of the
      Company who are also "outside directors" (within the meaning of Treas.
      Reg. Section 1.162-27(e)(3), or any successor thereto), who shall be
      appointed by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Company's Board of
      Directors ("Board"). Each member of such Committee, while serving as such,
      shall be deemed to be acting in his or her capacity as a director of the
      Company.

            The Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the
      Plan, to select the persons to be granted ISOs and NQSOs under the Plan,
      to grant Options on behalf of the Company, and to set the date of grant
      and the other terms of such Options. The Committee may correct any defect,
      supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan and in any
      Option granted hereunder in the manner and to the extent it shall deem
      desirable. The Committee also shall have the authority to establish such
      rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan,
      for the proper administration of the Plan, and to amend, modify or rescind
      any such rules and regulations, and to make such determinations and
      interpretations under, or in connection with, the Plan, as it deems
      necessary or advisable. All such rules, regulations, determinations and
      interpretations shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company, its
      Subsidiaries and shareholders and all officers and employees and former
      officers and employees, and upon their respective legal representatives,
      beneficiaries, successors and assigns and upon all other persons claiming
      under or through any of them. The Committee may delegate to the Office of
      the President and/or to other senior officers of the Company its duties
      under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee
      may establish, except that only the Committee may make any awards to or
      determinations regarding grants to employees who are subject to Section 16
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

            No member of the Board or the Committee, and no delegate of the
      Committee, shall be liable for any action or determination made in good
      faith with respect to the Plan or any Option
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      granted hereunder.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has caused
this Amendment No. 4 to be executed as adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company on the first day of August 2001.

[Seal]                                    KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Attest:                                   By:
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                                          Date:
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                                                               EXHIBIT 10(xxiii)

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 5
                                     TO THE
                       KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
                    1998 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AND
                         NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

            WHEREAS, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the "Company")
established the Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 1998 Employee Incentive Stock
Option and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), effective November 11,
1998, and amended the Plan on four occasions thereafter, including an amendment
to adjust the number of shares to reflect a stock split pursuant to resolutions
of the Compensation Committee of the Company;

            WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Plan provides that, subject to certain
inapplicable limitations, the Board of Directors of the Company may amend the
Plan at any time; and

            WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to provide the
Company with greater flexibility in setting the vesting criteria applicable to
options granted thereunder;

            NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of October 2, 2001, Section 6(b)(4)(A)
of the Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  (4) EXERCISE.

                        (A) GENERAL. Options shall be exercisable in such
      installments, on such dates, and/or upon fulfillment of such other
      conditions as the Committee may specify, provided that:

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. has caused
this Amendment No. 5 to be executed this ____ day of _______________, 2001.

[Seal]                                    KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Attest:                                   By:
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                                          Date:
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