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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6

                       CONSENT OF ROBERTSON STEPHENS, INC.

         We hereby consent to the inclusion of and reference to our opinion
dated January 28, 2001 to the Board of Directors of Dallas Semiconductor
Corporation ("Dallas") in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the
"Registration Statement") of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. ("Maxim"), covering
common stock of Maxim to be issued in connection with the proposed business
combination involving Dallas and Maxim. In giving the foregoing consent, we do
not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit that
we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the
meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

                                     /s/ Robertson Stephens, Inc.
                                     San Francisco, California
                                     February 23, 2001