Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorportion by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 1, 2000, except as to Note 17
which is as of February 25, 2000, relating to the financial statements of
Globespan, Inc. (Globespan), which appears in Globespan's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated January 14,
2000, except as to Note 10 which is as of February 25, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Ficon Technology, Inc., which appears in Globespan's
Form 8-K dated April 14, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Expert" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham Park, New Jersey
October 4, 2000
