MKS Instruments (MKSI) 10-Q 2008 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MKS Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Leo Berlinghieri, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and Ronald C. Weigner, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on his knowledge:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 7, 2008	/s/ Leo Berlinghieri
	Leo Berlinghieri
	Chief Executive Officer and President
Dated: November 7, 2008	/s/ Ronald C. Weigner
	Ronald C. Weigner
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer