Key Technology (KTEC) 10-Q 2013 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION 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 of Key Technology, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James R. Brausen, Corporate Controller, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, 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 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.

/s/ James R. Brausen

James R. Brausen

Corporate Controller and

Principal Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer

February 8, 2013