Exhibit 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference of our reports  included (or  incorporated  by reference) in this Form
10-K into the Company's  previously filed Registration  Statement Nos. 33-55460,
33-54171, 333-01943, 333-01945, 333-02009 and 333-08583 on Form S-8.


                                                        /s/Arthur Andersent LLP
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                                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Jose, California
March 21, 1997