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EXHIBIT 23(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Alpha Industries, Inc.:
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 for the Alpha Industries, Inc. 1999 Employee Long-Term
Incentive Plan of our audit report dated April 28, 2000 on the consolidated
financial statements of Alpha Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of April 2,
2000 and for each of the years in the three-year period then ended.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 20, 2000
