Synaptics (SYNA) 10-Q 2010 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

     In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Synaptics Incorporated (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 26, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Thomas J. Tiernan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Thomas J. Tiernan

Thomas J. Tiernan

Chief Executive Officer

November 3, 2009