Sigma Designs (SIGM) 10-K 2010 FY Annual 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 Annual Report of Sigma Designs, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30, 2010 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Sigma Designs, Inc.

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

Date: April 1, 2010