Exhibit 23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form
S-8 of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. of our reports dated January 20, 2000,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, and the related
schedule, which reports appear in or are incorporated therein in the December
31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
/s/ KPMG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
August 8, 2000
