**EXHIBIT 31.1**

I, E. Michael Thoben, III, certifythat:

1.          I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of InterlinkElectronics, Inc.;

2.          Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does notcontain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;

3.          Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financialinformation included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.          The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a)          designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)          evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presentedin this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)          disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting; and

5.          The registrant’s other certifyingofficer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

a)          all significant deficiencies and materialweakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)          any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employeeswho have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

| Date: August 14, 2003 |   |   |                                                                          |
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|                       |   |   | /s/ E. MICHAEL THOBEN,III                                                     |
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|                  |   |   | **E. Michael Thoben, III****Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer** |