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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S CONSENT



        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 18, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders of
LSI Logic Corporation which is incorporated by reference in LSI Logic
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
December 14, 2000