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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


         Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of LSI Logic Corporation of our report dated January 23,
2001, relating to the financial statements, which appears in LSI Logic
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.



/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
April 23, 2001