EX-23.1 5 a2080442zex-23_1.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
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EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated September 25, 2001 relating to the financial statements and the financial statement schedule, which appears in Micron Technology Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 30, 2001. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, CA
May 17, 2002



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