FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SCHROEDER KENNETH L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KLA TENCOR CORP [KLAC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION, 160 RIO ROBLES		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/16/2003
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95130		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/16/2003   S(1)   50,000 D $ 55.08 (1) 161,230 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.63             08/31/1999 08/31/2008 Common Stock 129,272   129,272 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.97             10/23/1999 10/23/2008 Common Stock 220,728   220,728 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 26.25             11/10/2001 11/10/2010 Common Stock 37,900   37,900 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 29.31             10/02/2002 10/02/2011 Common Stock 341,100   341,100 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 32.75             04/04/2002 04/04/2011 Common Stock 37,900   37,900 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.75             10/27/2000 10/27/2009 Common Stock 150,000   150,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 34.67             11/08/2003 01/28/2013 Common Stock 62,900   62,900 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 37.05             11/08/2003 11/08/2012 Common Stock 31,450   31,450 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 44.6875             08/13/2000 08/13/2010 Common Stock 75,800   75,800 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 51.229             11/08/2003 07/30/2013 Common Stock 31,450   31,450 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 53.86             10/27/2004 10/27/2013 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SCHROEDER KENNETH L
C/O KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION
160 RIO ROBLES
SAN JOSE, CA 95130		   X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 By: Stuart J. Nichols For: Kenneth L. Schroeder   12/17/2003
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person contributed KLAC common stock to an exchange fund in exchange for shares of the exchange fund. The KLAC common stock was valued at $55.08 per share for the purpose of determining the number of shares of the exchange fund issuable to the reporting person.

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