Exhibit 32.1

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

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Analog Devices, Inc.
(the "Company") for the period ended January 28, 2006 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned, Jerald G. Fishman, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

Dated: February 15, 2006                                /s/ Jerald G. Fishman
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                                                        Jerald G. Fishman
                                                        Chief Executive Officer