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EXHIBIT 23.03
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated October 22, 1997 (except for the fourth paragraph of
Note 1, as to which the date is August 15, 2000), with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Elantec Semiconductor, Inc., included in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus
of Elantec Semiconductor, Inc., for the registration of 1,600,000 shares of its
common stock, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
October 22, 1997 (except for the fourth paragraph of Note 1, as to which the
date is August 15, 2000) with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Elantec Semiconductor, Inc., included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
August 22, 2000
