EXHIBIT 23.2


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference of our report dated November 19, 1998 for Flip Chip Technologies, LLC,
included  in this Form 10-K of Kulicke  and Soffa  Industries,  Inc.  previously
filed Registration Statements File Nos. 2-68488, 33-12453,  33-13577,  33-30884,
33-39265 and 333-0567.


Arthur Andersen LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
December 18, 1998