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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the YuniNetworks, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan of our
report dated April 17, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, included in its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
July 13, 2000
San Diego, California
