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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ALLEN JOHN H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COHU INC [COHU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President Administration (Last) (First) (Middle) 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/22/2017 (Street) POWAY, CA 92064 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/22/2017   F   1,167 (1) D $ 0 130,515 (2) D   Restricted Stock Units (3) 03/22/2017   A   5,698 A $ 0 5,698 D   Performance Stock Units (4) 03/22/2017   A   5,698 A $ 0 5,698 D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ALLEN JOHN H 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE POWAY, CA 92064			Vice President Administration

Signatures

Jeffrey D. Jones (Attorney-in-Fact)		03/23/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Represents shares that were automatically withheld upon vesting of restricted stock (RSUs) to cover tax obligations in a transaction exempt under Rule 16(b)-3.
(2)	Number of shares includes 54,401 Restricted Stock Units (RSU)(excluding the impact of shares that will be withheld to cover tax obligations) previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Cohu, Inc. Common Stock, immediately upon vesting which vesting is scheduled to occur in annual installments (assuming continued employment and achievement of specified performance goals).
(3)	Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one share of Cohu, Inc. Common Stock upon vesting. Of these RSUs 5,698 vest in four equal annual installments beginning March 22, 2018 (assuming continued employment).
(4)	Represents performance units (restricted stock units) that will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Cohu, Inc. common stock upon vesting. These performance units will vest only after the achievement of specified performance goals (total shareholder return). Provided such goals are achieved, vesting is scheduled to occur in full on the third anniversary of the date of grant (March 22,2020) (subject to continued employment through vest date). The number of shares shown is the target award level. The actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 25% to 200% of the target amount, depending on achievement of specified performance goals.

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