EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We  hereby  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3/A3 of our report dated February 12, 2001, except as to the
second  paragraph  of Note 6, which is as of March 28, 2001 and our report dated
February  12, 2001, relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedule,  respectively,  which  appear  in  Genus, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K/A2  for  the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference
to  us  under  the  heading  "Experts"  in  such  Registration  Statement.


/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP
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San  Jose,  California
August 14,  2001