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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 20, 2000, except as to Note 13
which is as of February 1, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in TelCom Semiconductor, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
November 8, 2000
