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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Virata Corporation of our report dated May 23, 2000
relating to the financial statements of Excess Bandwidth Corporation, which
appears in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-39912) of Virata
Corporation. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers
San Jose, California
December 1, 2000
