EXHIBIT 32.2

             SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

I, Peter Jen, the Chief Accounting Officer of Trident Microsystems, Inc. (the
"Registrant"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my
knowledge:

         (1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant, to which this
         certification is attached as an exhibit (the "Report"), fully complies
         with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
         of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.

Dated: February 13, 2004                     /s/ Peter Jen
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                                             Peter Jen
                                             Chief Accounting Officer
                                             (Principal Accounting Officer)

A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906, OR OTHER
DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATING, ACKNOWLEDGING, OR OTHERWISE ADOPTING THE SIGNATURE THAT
APPEARS IN TYPED FORM WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT
REQUIRED BY SECTION 906, HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC. AND
WILL BE RETAINED BY TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC. AND FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.