^form 13G
AMMEND#
2
STOCK_NAME
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
CLASS
Common
CUSIP
50124210
APP_NAME
Gardner Lewis Asset Management
SSN
23-2778393
ADDRESS
285 Wilmington - West Chester Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19317
TYPE REPORTING
IA
STOCK_NAME
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
STOCK_ADDRESS
2101 Blair Mill Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090
NAME_OF_PERSON
Gardner Lewis Asset Management, L.P.
ADDRESS_OF_BUS
285 Wilm. - W. Chester Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19317
CITIZEN
USA
CLASS_OF_STOCK
Common
CUSIP
50124210
BENEFICIALLY
122,000
PERCENT
0.0%
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SOLE
122,000
SHARED
0
SOLE_DISPOSE
122,000
SHARED_DISPOSE
0
CHECK
x
DATE
02/13/97
NAME
W. Whitfield Gardner
TITLE
Chairman and CEO
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