EXHIBIT 23.1
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                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     We  hereby  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-8 of our report dated February 12, 2001, except as to the
second  paragraph  of  Note  6,  which  is as of March 28, 2001, relating to the
financial  statements, which appears in Genus, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2000.





/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP
San  Jose,  California
June  26,  2001