Exhibit 32.1


                                 CERTIFICATIONS


Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 1350,  Chapter 63 of Title 18,  United States Code),  each of the
undersigned officers of Standard  Microsystems  Corporation (the Company),  does
hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

The  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2004 of the
Company fully  complies,  in all material  respects,  with the  requirements  of
section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, and  information
contained  in the Form 10-Q  fairly  presents,  in all  material  respects,  the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated: October 12, 2004               By: /s/ Steven J. Bilodeau
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                                            (signature)

                                      Steven J. Bilodeau
                                      Chairman of the Board, President and
                                      Chief Executive Officer



                                      By: /s/ Andrew M. Caggia
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                                            (signature)

                                      Andrew M. Caggia
                                      Senior Vice President - Finance
                                      and Chief Financial Officer