UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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): October 20, 2010

Cohu, Inc.

Delaware		001-04298		95-1934119
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

12367 Crosthwaite Circle, Poway, California				92064
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 858-848-8100

Not Applicable

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 20, 2010, Cohu, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended September 25, 2010. The Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the earnings press release also contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in their analysis of the Company’s performance. These non-GAAP financial measures adjust the Company’s actual results prepared under GAAP to exclude charges and the related income tax effect for share-based compensation, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, inventory step-up adjustments and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. These non-GAAP measures are not meant as a substitute for GAAP, but are included solely for informational and comparative purposes. The Company’s management believes that this information can assist investors in evaluating the Company’s operational trends, financial performance, and cash generating capacity. Management believes these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibit listed below is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No. — 99.1

Description — Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Release, dated October 20, 2010, of Cohu, Inc.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Release, dated October 20, 2010, of Cohu, Inc

Exhibit 99.1

		COHU, INC. 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE POWAY, CA 92064 FAX (858) 848-8185 PHONE (858) 858-8100 www.cohu.com

Cohu Reports Third Quarter 2010 Operating Results

POWAY, Calif., October 20, 2010 — Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ:COHU) today reported fiscal 2010 third quarter net sales of $86.1 million and GAAP net income of $7.6 million or $0.32 per share. Net sales for the first nine months of 2010 were $225.8 million and GAAP net income was $15.2 million or $0.63 per share.

The Company also reported non-GAAP results, with third quarter 2010 net income of $9.8 million or $0.41 per share and net income of $21.5 million or $0.90 per share for the first nine months of 2010.

GAAP Results

		Q3 FY 2010				Q2 FY 2010				Q3 FY 2009
Net sales		$	86.1 million			$	74.9 million			$	44.1 million
Net income (loss)		$	7.6 million			$	6.7 million			$	(0.1) million
Income (loss) per share			$ 0.32				$ 0.28				$ (0.00)

		9 Months 2010				9 Months 2009
Net sales		$	225.8 million			$	119.1 million
Net income (loss)		$	15.2 million			$	(28.9) million
Income (loss) per share			$ 0.63				$ (1.24)

Non-GAAP Results

Q3 FY 2010

Q2 FY 2010

Q3 FY 2009

Non-GAAP net income

$

9.8 million

$

8.7 million

$ 1.7 million

Non-GAAP income per share

$ 0.41

$ 0.36

$ 0.07

		9 Months 2010				9 Months 2009
Non-GAAP net income (loss)		$	21.5 million			$	(4.4) million
Non-GAAP income (loss) per share			$ 0.90				$ (0.19)

Sales of semiconductor equipment accounted for 87.6% of fiscal 2010 third quarter sales. Microwave communications equipment and video cameras and related equipment contributed 7.3% and 5.1%, respectively, for the same period.

Orders were $90.0 million for the third quarter of 2010 and $95.4 million for the second quarter of 2010. Orders for semiconductor equipment were $74.0 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to $84.8 million in the second quarter of 2010. Total consolidated backlog was $120.8 million at September 25, 2010 compared to $116.6 million at June 26, 2010. Cohu expects fourth quarter 2010 sales to be approximately $95 million.

James A. Donahue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “This was a strong quarter for Cohu and the third consecutive quarter of increased operating income and earnings per share, on a non-GAAP basis.”

Donahue concluded, “SEMI reported that August orders for test and assembly equipment declined after increasing for seventeen consecutive months and as the third quarter progressed we saw indications of reduced near term demand from some customers. However, there are multiple drivers for our semiconductor equipment business, including the production ramp of Pyramid, our new thermal handler, capacity additions for new test floors, market share gains and the sales synergies of our broad product line. Cohu’s backlog is at a record level and we currently expect sequential increases in revenue and operating income in the fourth quarter.”

Cohu’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on January 3, 2011 to shareholders of record on November 26, 2010. Cohu has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1977.

Included within this press release are non-GAAP financial measures that supplement the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations prepared under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures adjust the Company’s actual results prepared under GAAP to exclude charges and the related income tax effect for share-based compensation, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, inventory step-up adjustments and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP amounts for the periods presented herein are provided in schedules accompanying this release and should be considered together with the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

These non-GAAP measures are not meant as a substitute for GAAP, but are included solely for informational and comparative purposes. The Company’s management believes that this information can assist investors in evaluating the Company’s operational trends, financial performance, and cash generating capacity. Management believes these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate Cohu’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for (or superior to) corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures.

Certain matters discussed in this release, including statements concerning Cohu’s new products and expectations of business conditions, orders, sales, revenues and operating results are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or forecasted. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to convert new products under development into production on a timely basis, support product development and meet customer delivery and acceptance requirements for next generation equipment; failure to obtain customer acceptance resulting in the inability to recognize revenue and accounts receivable collection problems; customer orders may be canceled or delayed; inventory, goodwill and other intangible asset write-downs; the concentration of our revenues from a limited number of customers; intense competition in the semiconductor test handler industry; our reliance on patents and intellectual property; compliance with U.S. export regulations; and the cyclical and unpredictable nature of capital expenditures by semiconductor manufacturers. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed more fully in Cohu’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Cohu assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

Cohu is a supplier of test handling, burn-in and thermal solutions used by the global semiconductor industry, microwave communications and video equipment.

Cohu will be conducting their conference call on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time/4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The call will be webcast at www.cohu.com. Replays of the call can be accessed at www.cohu.com.

For press releases and other information of interest to investors, please visit Cohu’s website at www.cohu.com. Contact: Jeffrey D. Jones — Investor Relations (858) 848-8106

COHU, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

		Three Months Ended (1)								Nine Months Ended (1)
		September 25,				September 26,				September 25,				September 26,
		2010				2009				2010				2009
Net sales		$	86,066			$	44,062			$	225,765			$	119,068
Cost and expenses:
Cost of sales			55,989				27,845				148,261				83,128
Research and development			8,799				8,284				26,460				24,022
Selling, general and administrative			12,497				8,731				31,865				26,431
			77,285				44,860				206,586				133,581
Income (loss) from operations			8,781				(798	)			19,179				(14,513	)
Interest and other, net			127				302				439				1,128
Income (loss) before income taxes			8,908				(496	)			19,618				(13,385	)
Income tax provision (benefit) (2)			1,297				(425	)			4,402				15,553
Net income (loss)		$	7,611			$	(71	)		$	15,216			$	(28,938	)
Income (loss) per share:
Basic		$	0.32			$	(0.00	)		$	0.64			$	(1.24	)
Diluted		$	0.32			$	(0.00	)		$	0.63			$	(1.24	)
Weighted average shares used in computing income (loss) per share (3):
Basic			23,802				23,429				23,669				23,384
Diluted			24,111				23,429				24,022				23,384

COHU, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands) (Unaudited)

		September 25				December 26,
		2010				2009
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash and investments		$	91,285			$	84,906
Accounts receivable			67,161				43,389
Inventories			66,020				52,428
Deferred taxes and other			10,333				12,827
Total current assets			234,799				193,550
Property, plant & equipment, net			38,975				38,006
Goodwill			59,272				61,764
Intangible assets, net			28,649				35,483
Other assets			1,789				1,315
Total assets		$	363,484			$	330,118
Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:
Current liabilities:
Deferred profit		$	13,599			$	5,322
Other current liabilities			61,901				48,631
Total current liabilities			75,500				53,953
Deferred taxes and other noncurrent liabilities			19,353				18,916
Stockholders’ equity			268,631				257,249
Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity		$	363,484			$	330,118

COHU, INC.
Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

		Three Months Ended
		September 25,				June 26,				September 26,
		2010				2010				2009
Income (loss) from operations — GAAP basis (a)		$	8,781			$	8,927			$	(798	)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Share-based compensation included in (b):
Costs of goods sold			84				68				94
Research and development			321				204				351
Selling, general and administrative			557				474				479
			962				746				924
Amortization of intangible assets included in (c):
Costs of goods sold			1,259				1,284				1,364
Research and development			—				—				—
Selling, general and administrative			200				204				216
			1,459				1,488				1,580
Income (loss) from operations — non-GAAP basis (d)		$	11,202			$	11,161			$	1,706
Net income (loss) — GAAP basis		$	7,611			$	6,698			$	(71	)
Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)			2,421				2,234				2,504
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (e)			(261	)			(274	)			(756	)
Net income (loss) — non-GAAP basis		$	9,771			$	8,658			$	1,677
GAAP net income (loss) per share — diluted		$	0.32			$	0.28			$	(0.00	)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share — diluted (f)		$	0.41			$	0.36			$	0.07

Management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating performance. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the Company’s operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. Management views share-based compensation as an expense that is unrelated to the Company’s operational performance as it does not require cash payments and can vary in amount from period to period and the elimination of amortization charges provides better comparability of pre and post-acquisition operating results and to results of businesses utilizing internally developed intangible assets. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures above may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and investors should be careful when comparing our non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.

COHU, INC.
Supplemental Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 25,				September 26,
		2010				2009
Income (loss) from operations — GAAP basis (a)		$	19,179			$	(14,513	)
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Share-based compensation included in (b):
Costs of goods sold			233				241
Research and development			787				825
Selling, general and administrative			1,523				1,408
			2,543				2,474
Amortization of intangible assets included in (c):
Costs of goods sold			3,904				3,978
Research and development			—				—
Selling, general and administrative			620				631
			4,524				4,609
Inventory step-up included in costs of goods sold (d)			180				—
Income (loss) from operations — non-GAAP basis (e)		$	26,426			$	(7,430	)
Net income (loss) — GAAP basis		$	15,216			$	(28,938	)
Non-GAAP adjustments (as scheduled above)			7,247				7,083
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (f)			(919	)			(2,143	)
Non-cash increase of valuation allowance (g)			—				19,551
Net income (loss) — non-GAAP basis		$	21,544			$	(4,447	)
GAAP net income (loss) per share — diluted		$	0.63			$	(1.24	)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share — diluted (h)		$	0.90			$	(0.19	)

Management believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s operating performance. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the Company’s operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods and these non-GAAP measures allow investors to evaluate the Company’s financial performance using some of the same measures as management. Management views share-based compensation as an expense that is unrelated to the Company’s operational performance as it does not require cash payments and can vary in amount from period to period and the elimination of amortization charges provides better comparability of pre and post-acquisition operating results and to results of businesses utilizing internally developed intangible assets. Management has excluded inventory step-up costs associated with our acquisition of Rasco, primarily because it is not reflective of our ongoing operating results, and is not used by management to assess the core profitability of our business operations. Additionally, management does not consider charges to the deferred tax valuation allowance as related to the Company’s operational performance and, as such, has excluded them to provide a better understanding of the company’s underlying operational results and a more meaningful basis for comparison with our historical and future results. However, the non-GAAP financial measures should not be regarded as a replacement for corresponding, similarly captioned, GAAP measures. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures above may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and investors should be careful when comparing our non-GAAP financial measures to those of other companies.