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EXHIBIT 23.c
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts" and
"Selected Financial Data of Harris & Jeffries" and to the use of our report
dated April 24, 2000 (except for Note 8, as to which the date is July 19, 2000),
with respect to the financial statements of Harris & Jeffries, Inc. included in
the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Conexant
Systems, Inc. for the registration of 2,727,000 shares of its common stock.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 11, 2000
