8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2003


                       ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         OREGON                   0-12853                    93-0370304
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)         File Number)               Identification No.)


13900 NW Science Park Drive, Portland, Oregon                97229
   (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (503) 641-4141



                                    No Change
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






Item 5.  Other Events

     On June 23, 2003, Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (the "Company")
announced that Richard J. Faubert was elected as a director of the Company. The
Company's press release announcing this event is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits.

             99.1     Press release dated June 23, 2003.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         Date:  June 23, 2003.


                            Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.



                            By   J. MICHAEL DODSON
                                 -----------------
                                 J. Michael Dodson
                                 Vice President of Administration and
                                 Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit           Description

99.1              Press release dated June 23, 2003.

EX-99

                                                                Exhibit 99.1

Richard Faubert Elected to ESI's Board of Directors

    PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003--Electro Scientific
Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ESIOE) announced today that Richard J.
Faubert has been elected to the company's board of directors.
    Mr. Faubert serves as a director of Radisys Corp. and is on the
North American Advisory Board of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials
Inc. (SEMI). Beginning in 1998, Mr. Faubert was president, CEO and a
member of the board of SpeedFam-IPEC. Upon the sale of SpeedFam-IPEC
to Novellus Systems he served as executive vice president of Novellus
until his departure in April 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Faubert held
executive and management positions at Tektronix, Inc. and GenRad, Inc.
    "We are delighted to have Richie join ESI's board," said Jon
Tompkins, chairman of the board of directors of ESI. "He has
considerable semiconductor and electronic capital equipment operating
management experience and is a great addition to our board."
    "I am excited to join the ESI board," said Mr. Faubert. "They have
impressive technology, strong market positions and great potential."

    About ESI

    ESI, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, supplies high-value,
high-technology manufacturing equipment to the global electronics
market. Using its expertise in laser/material interaction, small parts
handling, machine vision and real-time control systems, the company
enables the production of leading-edge products for customers in the
semiconductor, passive component and electronic interconnect markets.
ESI's web site is http://www.esi.com.

    CONTACT: Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
             Joe Reinhart, 503/671-5500