EXHIBIT 32

      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Gelu Voicu, 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
Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October
31, 2003 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 Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Gelu Voicu
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                                    Name:  Gelu Voicu
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

I, Thomas E. Gay III, 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 Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
October 31, 2003 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 Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.

                                    By: /s/ Thomas E. Gay III
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                                    Name:  Thomas E. Gay III
                                    Title: Vice President of Finance
                                           and Administration and
                                           Chief Financial Officer