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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated
January 18, 2000 except for the second paragraph of Note 14, as to which the
date is July 2, 2000 in the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related
Prospectus of ZiLOG, Inc. for the registration of shares of its common stock.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of ZiLOG, Inc. for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 listed in Item
16(b) of this Registration Statement. This schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
August 1, 2000
