Exhibit 23.1















                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
iReady Corporation:


We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (No.
33-48943,  33-54931,  33-55703,  33-61381,  333-09957,   333-23477,   333-36733,
333-53801, 333-63614, 333-88269, 333-48424, 333-100662,  and 333-109348) on Form
S-8, and Post  Effective  Amendment  No. 1 on Form S-8 to Form S-4  Registration
Statement  (No.   333-38033-01)  of  National   Semiconductor   Corporation  and
subsidiaries of our report dated February 18, 2004, relating to the consolidated
balance  sheet  of  iReady  Corporation  and  subsidiary  (the  Company)  as  of
September 30,  2003,  and the related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,
mandatorily  redeemable  convertible preferred stock and stockholders'  deficit,
and cash flows for the year then ended,  which report appears in the 2003 Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A of National Semiconductor Corporation.

Our report dated  February 18, 2004,  contains  explanatory  paragraphs  stating
(i) that the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of September30,  2003, and
the  related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,  mandatorily  redeemable
convertible  preferred stock and stockholders'  deficit,  and cash flows for the
year ended September 30,  2003, have been restated and (ii) that the Company has
suffered recurring losses from operations and has a stockholders'  deficit which
raise  substantial  doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.  The
consolidated  financial  statements  do not include any  adjustments  that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

                                                        KPMG LLP




Mountain View, California
March 4, 2004