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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY (1)
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Name Jurisdiction of Incorporation
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Kulicke and Soffa AG Switzerland
Kulicke & Soffa (Asia) Limited Hong Kong
Kulicke and Soffa (Japan) Ltd. Japan and Delaware
Kulicke and Soffa (Israel) Ltd. Israel
Kulicke and Soffa Investments, Inc. Delaware
Micro-Swiss Limited Israel
Kulicke and Soffa Leasing, Inc. Delaware
Kulicke & Soffa Singapore, Inc. Delaware
Kulicke and Soffa Pte Singapore
Kulicke & Soffa Export, Inc. Barbados
AFWH Sub, Inc. (Formerly Circle "S" Industries, Inc.) Alabama
American Fine Wire Corporation Alabama
American Fine Wire, Limited Cayman Islands
Dr. Muller Feindraht AG Switzerland
Semitec (2) California
Flip Chip Technologies, LLC (2) Delaware
Cerprobe Corporation Delaware
Probe Technology Corporation Delaware
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(1) Certain subsidiaries are omitted; however, such subsidiaries, even if
combined into one subsidiary, would not constitute a "significant
subsidiary" within the meaning of Regulation S-X.
(2) The shares of Semitec and the Company's equity interest in Flip Chip
Technologies, LLC and Advanced Polymer Solutions, LLC are held by
Kulicke and Soffa Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
