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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated August 15, 2000 relating to the financial statements of AXT, Inc.,
which appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
August 28, 2000