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EXHIBIT 16.1
[ERNST & YOUNG LETTERHEAD]
June 22, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Gentlemen:
We have read the statements included under the caption "Change in Independent
Accountants" in Integrated Telecom Express, Inc.'s Registration Statement on
Form S-1, and are in agreement with the statements contained in the first,
fourth and fifth sentences of the first paragraph therein. We have no basis
to agree or disagree with the other statements of the registrant contained
therein or anywhere else in the Prospectus or Registration Statement.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
