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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Historical Consolidated Financial Data of Maxim and Selected Unaudited Pro Forma
Combined Financial Data of Maxim and Dallas Semiconductor" and "Experts"
included in the Proxy Statement of Dallas Semiconductor Corporation that is made
a part of the Registration Statement (Form S-4) of Maxim Integrated Products,
Inc. for the registration of shares of its common stock and to the incorporation
by reference therein of our report dated August 8, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
June 24, 2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and included in
its 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders.

                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, CA
February 22, 2001