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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-4) of Plexus Corp. related to its acquisition
of e2E Corporation and to the incorporation of reference therein of our report
dated August 14, 1998 with respect to the financial statements of SeaMED
Corporation incorporated by reference from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Plexus Corp. for the year ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.



                                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Seattle, Washington
October 25, 2000