Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 033-62561) and the Registration Statements on Form
S-8 (Nos. 333-35526, 333-24045, 033-63395 and 033-16711) of Microsemi
Corporation of our report dated November 27, 2001 relating to the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in this
Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Orange County, California
December 20, 2001