Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Richardson Electronic, Ltd. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending May 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Edward J. Richardson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

          (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 result of operations of the Company.

    /s/ Edward J. Richardson    

Edward J. Richardson

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

August 29, 2003

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Richardson Electronic, Ltd. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending May 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Dario Sacomani, Senior Vice-president and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

          (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 result of operations of the Company.

   /s/ Dario Sacomani   

Dario Sacomani

Senior Vice-president and Chief Financial Officer

August 29, 2003