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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



         CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION



        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the DataPath Systems, Inc. Amended 1994
Stock Option Plan and Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan, as assumed by
LSI Logic Corporation, of our report dated February 18, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which
is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


                                             /s/ Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP



San Jose, California

August 1, 2000