EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We  hereby  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-3 of our report dated February 11, 2002, except as to the
fourth  paragraph  of  Note  6,  which  is  as of March 27, 2002 relating to the
financial  statements, which appears in Genus, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 2001.  We also consent to the incorporation by
reference  in  this  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-3 of our report  dated
February  11, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedule which appears in
the  Genus Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
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
April 23, 2002