EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

Board of Directors
M~Wave, Inc

We have issued our report dated March 26, 2004, except for footnotes No. 3 and 7
which is dated as of March 31, 2004 accompanying the consolidated financial
statements included in the Annual Report of M~Wave, Inc. and Subsidiaries on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of
M~Wave, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File No. 33-72650), effective
December 8, 1993 and on Form S-3 (File No. 33-98712), effective November 3,
1995.

GRANT THORNTON LLP
Chicago, Illinois
April 8, 2004