Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC) 10-K 2008 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION

906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, C. Scott Kulicke, the Chief Executive Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2008, which this certification accompanies, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. information contained in the Fiscal 2008 Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

Dated: December 10, 2008

/s/    C. Scott Kulicke        

C. Scott Kulicke

Chairman of the Board of Directors and

Chief Executive Officer