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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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                                    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): JANUARY 12, 1994
 
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                          KLA INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
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           DELAWARE                           0-9992                          04-256411
 (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission File Number)              (I.R.S. Employer
               of                                                        Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
              160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE, CA                                 95161
        (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 434-4200
 
   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                    report)
 
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   THIS REPORT, INCLUDING EXHIBITS, CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES. THE EXHIBIT INDEX IS
                               LOCATED ON PAGE 4.
 
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
 
     On January 12, 1994, KLA Instruments Corporation ("KLA") announced in a
press release its expected revenues and earnings per share for its second
quarter ended December 31, 1993.
 
     A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS
 
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       1         Press Release of KLA dated January 12, 1994 regarding its expected revenues
                 and earnings per share for its second quarter ended December 31, 1993.
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                                   SIGNATURES
 
     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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  January 11, 1994                       KLA INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
 
                                            By:         ROBERT J. BOEHLKE
                                                Robert J. Boehlke, Vice
                                                President,
                                                Finance and Administration, and
                                                Chief
                                                Financial Officer
 
                          KLA INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                  TO FORM 8-K
                             DATED JANUARY 12, 1994
 
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     1          Press Release of KLA dated January 12, 1994 regarding its expected       5
                revenues and earnings per share for its second quarter ended
                December 31, 1993.
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