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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

The Board of Directors
QLogic Corporation:

We consent to the inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-4 of QLogic
Corporation of our report dated May 10, 2000, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of QLogic Corporation and subsidiaries as of April 2, 2000 and
March 28, 1999 and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholder's
equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended April
2, 2000, to the incorporation by reference of our report dated May 6, 1999,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of QLogic Corporation and
subsidiaries as of March 28, 1999 and March 29, 1998 and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended March 28, 1999 and the related
financial statement schedule, which report appears in the March 28, 1999 annual
report on the Form 10-K of QLogic Corporation and to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in the joint proxy statement/prospectus.

                                             /s/ KPMG LLP
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                                                 KPMG LLP

Orange County, California
June 22, 2000