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 7, 2003, except as to the
first  paragraph  of  Note  7,  which  is  as  of March 20,2003, relating to the
financial  statements, which appears in Genus, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended December 31, 2002.  We also consent to the incorporation by
reference  of  our  report  dated  February  7,  2003  relating to the financial
statement  schedule,  which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.  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
November 26, 2003