EXHIBIT 99.2

                                   COHU, INC.
                         SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 906

                    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) or 15(d) 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: April 25, 2003                           /s/  John H. Allen
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                                                John H. Allen
                                                Vice President Finance &
                                                Chief Financial Officer





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Cohu, Inc. and will be retained by Cohu, Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.