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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (No. 333-34130 and No. 333-37638) of ON Semiconductor
Corporation of our report dated January 31, 2000 relating to the combined
balance sheet of the Semiconductor Components Group of Motorola, Inc. as of
December 31, 1998 and the related combined statements of revenues less direct
and allocated expenses before taxes for each of the years in the two-year
period ended December 31, 1998 and the period from January 1, 1999 through
August 3, 1999, which appears in this Form 10-K/A.
KPMG LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
August 11, 2000
