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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) of Caliper Technologies Corp. pertaining to the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan,
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the 1999 Non-Employee Directors' Stock
Option Plan, of our report dated January 25, 2000, with respect to the financial
statements of Caliper Technologies Corp., included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Palo Alto, California
June 26, 2000
