EXHIBIT 23.1



               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-3 and related  Prospectus  of  California  Micro
Devices Corporation for the registration of 2,054,750 shares of its common stock
and to the  incorporation  by  reference  therein of our report  dated April 25,
2001, with respect to the financial  statements and schedule of California Micro
Devices Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
March 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
December 27, 2001