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 7, 2003, except as to the
first  paragraph  of  Note  7  which  is  as  of March 20, 2003, relating to the
financial  statements  which  appear 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.



/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP

San Jose, California
November 26, 2003