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EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - VEECO INSTRUMENTS INCa2196619zex-31_1.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - VEECO INSTRUMENTS INCa2196619zex-32_2.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - VEECO INSTRUMENTS INCa2196619zex-31_2.htm
EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - VEECO INSTRUMENTS INCa2196619zex-23_1.htm
EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 - VEECO INSTRUMENTS INCa2196619zex-21_1.htm

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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 Annual Report of Veeco Instruments Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John R. Peeler, Chief Executive 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; and

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

/s/ JOHN R. PEELER

John R. Peeler
Chief Executive Officer
Veeco Instruments Inc.
February 24, 2010
   

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




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