Exhibit 23.1


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated November 16, 2000, except as to Note
15 which is as of November 30, 2000 and December 8, 2000, and Note 16, which is
as of December 22, 2000, relating to the financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. which appears in the
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 19, 2001