Exhibit 10.01
     
News Release  
     
Company Contacts:
  Jeffrey Hall
 
  Chief Financial Officer
 
  (408) 875-6800
 
  Jeff.hall@kla-tencor.com
 
   
 
  Kyra Whitten (Media)
 
  Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
 
  (408) 875-7819
 
  Kyra.whitten@kla-tencor.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KLA-TENCOR DECLARES REGULAR CASH DIVIDEND FOR
SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif., November 6, 2006—KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share on its common stock payable on December 1, 2006 to KLA-Tencor stockholders of record on November 15, 2006.
About KLA-Tencor: KLA-Tencor is the world leader in yield management and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company has sales and service offices around the world. An S&P 500 company, KLA-Tencor is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol KLAC. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at http://www.kla-tencor.com
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