Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Kirloskar Virendra A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KLA TENCOR CORP [KLAC]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION, 160 RIO ROBLES

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95134

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	274	D
Common Stock - Restricted Stock Units	20,100	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	05/21/2004⁽¹⁾	05/21/2013	Common Stock	2,500 ⁽³⁾	$ 39.35	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/27/2004⁽¹⁾	10/27/2013	Common Stock	3,200	$ 53.86	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/27/2004⁽¹⁾	01/27/2014	Common Stock	1,600	$ 58.1	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/27/2004⁽¹⁾	04/26/2014	Common Stock	1,267 ⁽⁴⁾	$ 45.16	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/27/2004⁽¹⁾	08/02/2014	Common Stock	760 ⁽⁵⁾	$ 40.66	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/16/2005⁽²⁾	09/16/2014	Common Stock	6,067 ⁽⁶⁾	$ 39.89	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/16/2006⁽¹⁾	09/16/2014	Common Stock	4,117 ⁽⁷⁾	$ 39.89	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/26/2006⁽¹⁾	09/26/2012	Common Stock	10,000	$ 47.95	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kirloskar Virendra A C/O KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 160 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE, CA 95134			Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

/s/ Virendra A. Kirloskar		04/04/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Twenty percent (20%) of the shares subject to this option became exercisable on this date, and the remaining shares became (or will become) exercisable in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 48 months.
(2)	One share subject to this option became exercisable on this date, and the remaining shares became (or will become) exercisable in equal monthly installments over the subsequent 46 months.
(3)	An option to purchase 15,000 shares was originally granted. As of the date hereof, 12,500 shares have been exercised.
(4)	An option to purchase 2,000 shares was originally granted. As of the date hereof, 733 shares have been exercised.
(5)	An option to purchase 1,200 shares was originally granted. As of the date hereof, 440 shares have been exercised.
(6)	An option to purchase 9,967 shares was originally granted. As of the date hereof, 3,900 shares have been exercised.
(7)	An option to purchase 6,500 shares was originally granted. As of the date hereof, 2,383 shares have been exercised.

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