EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(b) OR RULE 15d-14(b)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

I, Vahé A. Sarkissian, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the quarterly report of FEI Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 2, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of FEI Company.

By:	/s/ VAHÉ A. SARKISSIAN
Vahé A. Sarkissian
Chief Executive Officer and President
November 9, 2005

I, Raymond A. Link, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the quarterly report of FEI Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 2, 2005 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of FEI Company.

By:	/s/ RAYMOND A. LINK
Raymond A. Link
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
November 9, 2005