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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                    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 9, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appear in Genus, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
June 27, 2000