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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 1997 Stock Plan and the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, of our report dated February 9, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Centillium Communications, Inc. included in
its Form S-1, effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23,
2000.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
October 23, 2000
