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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

          Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants

The Board of Directors
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
previously filed on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-88535, 33-57849, 33-72186, 33-54026,
33-44485, 33-37470, 33-37469, 33-34728, 33-34519, 33-25639, 33-22147, and
333-58772) of our report dated January 12, 2001, except for Note 7 which is as
of January 28, 2001, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Dallas
Semiconductor Corporation as of December 31, 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders' equity, cash flows and financial statement
schedule for the year then ended, which report appears in the December 31, 2000
annual report on Form 10-K of Dallas Semiconductor Corporation and has been
filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 10-K of Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001.

                                      /s/ KPMG  LLP
Dallas, Texas
September 21, 2001