Sigma Designs (SIGM) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Thinh Q. Tran, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Sigma Designs, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended November 1, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Sigma Designs, Inc.

Date: December 11, 2008

By:	/s/  Thinh Q. Tran
	Thinh Q. Tran
	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer