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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-31697, 33-37409, 33-43914, 33-47453, 33-53990, 33-60464, 33-
71862, 33-83148, 33-65495, 333-16417, 333-42693, 333-72573, 333-88347, 333-
88345, 333-89243, and 333-48490) pertaining to the following: the Cirrus Logic,
Inc. Amended 1987 Stock Option Plan; the Cirrus Logic, Inc. Amended 1989
Employee Stock Purchase Plan; the Cirrus Logic, Inc. Amended 1990 Directors'
Stock Option Plan; the Cirrus Logic, Inc. Amended 1991 Non-qualified Stock
Option Plan; the Cirrus Logic, Inc. Amended 1996 Stock Plan; the Crystal
Semiconductor Corporation 1987 Incentive Stock Option Plan; the PicoPower
Technology Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan; and the AudioLogic, Inc. 1992 Stock
Option Plan; and in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 No. 333-32964 and
333-86561) of Cirrus Logic, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our report
dated April 30, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Cirrus Logic, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
March 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Austin, Texas
June 21, 2001