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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the LSI Logic Corporation Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, Amended and Restated of our report dated January 23, 2001, which
is included in LSI Logic Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2000.

                                      /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


July 27, 2001
San Jose, California