Exhibit 99.3

                            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 of Multilink Technology Corporation
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2002 (the
"Report"), I, John U. Soenksen, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of t1he
Company.


                                      By: /s/ John U. Soenksen

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                                          John U. Soenksen
                                          Chief Financial Officer
                                          August 14, 2002