EXHIBIT 99.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, John H. Allen, Chief Financial Officer of Cohu, 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: November 1, 2002                        /s/  John H. Allen
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                                               John H. Allen
                                               Vice President Finance &
                                               Chief Financial Officer