EXHIBIT 23(b)


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of our audit report dated February 23, 2001, relating to
the consolidated financial statements of NetSilicon, Inc. appearing in
NetSilicon's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2001. We
also consent to the reference to us in the caption "Experts" in the Registration
Statement.


                                          /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP

                                          BDO Seidman, LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
January 3, 2002