Industry Veteran Expected to Strengthen Company's Strategic and Restructuring Initiatives SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb.

KLA-Tencor Corp. (NASDAQ:KLAC) today announced the election of Kevin J. Kennedy and John T. Dickson to its Board of Directors. Mr. Kennedy, 51, is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of JDS Uniphase Corporation. Mr.

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA-Tencor , the leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor industry, and Aprio Technologies, the technology leader in design for manufacturing (DFM) solutions, today announced their intent to collaborate on the development of an integrated advanced mask design inspection and repair tool.

An index of Silicon Valley stocks fell, led by Adobe Systems Inc., Coherent Inc. and KLA-Tencor Corp., as the three-most-watched U.S. indexes also declined. Technology stocks led the decline on speculation that Intel Corp. may lower its revenue forecast Thursday.

An index of Silicon Valley stocks fell for the sixth week in seven and reached a 52-week intraday low Friday, paced by Hewlett- Packard Co., KLA-Tencor Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. The Bloomberg Silicon Valley Index dropped 8.21 for the week, or 2.1 percent, to 386.15.