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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Simtek Corporation of our report dated March 27, 2007 relating to
our audit of the consolidated financial statements, which appear in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Simtek Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2006.


/s/ HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP

HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP


Denver, Colorado

June 27, 2007

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