Exhibit 32.1
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, John D. Heaton, 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 Nanometrics Incorporated on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
October 2, 2004 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 Nanometrics Incorporated.
November 15, 2004 By: /s/ John D. Heaton
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Name: John D. Heaton
Title: Chief Executive Officer
I, Paul B. Nolan, 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 Nanometrics Incorporated on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
October 2, 2004 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 Nanometrics Incorporated.
November 15, 2004 By: /s/ Paul B. Nolan
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Name: Paul B. Nolan
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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